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Table 4 Univariate and multivariate associations with 5-year all-cause mortality of COPD

From: FVC/DLCO identifies pulmonary hypertension and predicts 5-year all-cause mortality in patients with COPD

Variable

Univariate Analysis

Multivariate Analysis

HR (95%CI)

P-value

HR (95%CI)

P-value

Age (per increase of 1-year)

1.05 (1.02–1.07)

0.000

1.04 (1.01–1.07)

0.007

Sex (female vs male)

0.69 (0.43–1.10)

0.121

  

Body mass index (per increase of 1 point)

0.88 (0.84–0.92)

0.000

0.93 (0.88–0.98)

0.011

Smoking index (pack-year)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.077

  

FEV1 (% predicted)

0.97 (0.96–0.98)

0.000

0.99 (0.97–1.01)

0.268

FVC (% predicted)

0.98 (0.97–0.99)

0.000

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

0.712

VA (% predicted)

0.97(0.96–0.99)

0.000

1.00 (0.98–1.01)

0.518

DLCO (% predicted) (≥ 80 vs < 80%)

4.50 (2.76–7.34)

0.000

1.37 (0.73–2.58)

0.323

FVC/DLCO (≥ 0.41 vs < 0.41 l/mmol/min/kPa)

3.33 (2.16–5.13)

0.000

2.05 (1.19–3.53)

0.009

Hypertension (yes vs no)

1.47 (1.02–2.24)

0.041

1.65 (1.09–2.49)

0.017

Diabetes (yes vs no)

1.07 (0.54–2.11)

0.840

  

Coronary heart disease (yes vs no)

1.51 (1.02–2.24)

0.038

1.13 (0.74–1.73)

0.572

Pulmonary hypertension (yes vs no)

2.87 (1.97–4.17)

0.000

1.68 (1.12–2.53)

0.012

SABD (yes vs no)

1.70 (0.70–4.16)

0.245

  

ICS/LABA (yes vs no)

0.86 (0.57–1.29)

0.461

  

ICS/LABA + LAMA (yes vs no)

0.69 (0.45–1.05)

0.083

  

LAMA (yes vs no)

1.40 (0.95–2.04)

0.086

  

pH (≥ 7.4 vs < 7.4)

0.62 (0.42–0.93)

0.020

0.91 (0.57–1.45)

0.686

PaO2 (≥ 60 vs < 60 mmHg)

2.76 (1.88–4.06)

0.000

1.27 (0.81–2.00)

0.306

PaCO2 (≥ 50 vs < 50 mmHg)

3.34 (2.04–5.45)

0.000

2.02 (1.08–3.78)

0.028

Neutrophil count (per increase of 1 × 109/L)

1.09 (1.02–1.16)

0.014

1.03 (0.97–1.09)

0.404

Albumin (per increase of 1 standard deviation g/L)

0.89 (0.85–0.93)

0.000

0.93 (0.89–0.97)

0.002

ALT (per increase of 1 standard deviation IU/L)

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.983

  

Cystatin C (per increase of 1standard deviation mg/L)

2.36 (1.30–4.29)

0.005

1.22 (0.62–2.38)

0.569

D-dimer (per increase of 1standard deviation ng/mL)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

0.476

  
  1. HR relative risk, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity, VA alveolar ventilation, DLCO diffusing lung capacity for carbon monoxide, SABD short-acting bronchodilator, ICS inhaled corticosteroids, LABA long-acting beta-2 agonist, LAMA long-acting muscarinic antagonists, PaO2 partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood, PaCO2 partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood, ALT alanine aminotransferase