Abstract
Background: Both respiratory and nonrespiratory hospitalizations are common and costly events in older individuals with obstructive lung disease. Prevention of any hospitalization in these individuals is essential. We aimed to construct a prediction model for all-cause hospitalization risk in community-dwelling older individuals with obstructive lung disease. Methods: We studied 268 community-dwelling individuals with obstructive lung disease (defined as FEV1/FVC
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 508-513 |
Journal | Journal of the American Medical Directors Association |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2016 |
Keywords
- COPD
- pulmonary disease
- older age persons
- Cox proportional hazards modeling