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Letter to the Editor
Gender and mortality following hospitalisation for COPD
  1. Ahmed Fahim,
  2. W Y Lee,
  3. Shoaib Faruqi,
  4. Jack A Kastelik
  1. Division of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Studies, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, UK
  1. Correspondence to Ahmed Fahim, Division of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Studies, Castle Hill Hospital, Castle Road, Cottingham HU16 5JQ, UK; ahmedfahim{at}doctors.org.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2011.159517

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    We read with interest the article by Gonzalez et al1 on gender differences in survival following hospitalisation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in a large cohort of a Canadian population. There are limited data on gender differences and mortality in COPD. Despite women having worse dyspnoea and health status, they appear to have a lower mortality rate than men.2 The study conducted by Gonzalez and coworkers demonstrated an interesting finding of a significantly better mean survival and time to rehospitalisation in female patients. We conducted a study of …

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    • Linked article 161463.

    • Competing interests None.

    • Ethics approval This study was a retrospective analysis of a COPD database, so approval was obtained from the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospital audit committee.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; not externally peer reviewed.

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      Thorax 2011; 66 1009-1009 Published Online First: 02 Jun 2011. doi: 10.1136/thx.2011.161463