HR for death and the corresponding 95% CI among patients hospitalised for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by selected covariables
| Heart rate <100/min (110 admissions) | Heart rate ≥100/min (109 admissions) | |||
| HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | |
| Troponin T, ng/l | ||||
| <14.0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14.0–39.9 | 4.4 | 0.76 to 26 | 6.4 | 0.81 to 51 |
| ≥40.0 | 3.9 | 0.59 to 26 | 19 | 2.4 to 158 |
| p Trend | 0.250 | <0.001 | ||
| Female versus male | 2.5 | 0.96 to 6.4 | 1.8 | 0.88 to 3.8 |
| Age, years | ||||
| <65 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 65–74 | 1.4 | 0.15 to 14 | 1.9 | 0.70 to 5.0 |
| ≥75 | 2.1 | 0.2 to 22 | 2.9 | 1.1 to 7.6 |
| p Trend | 0.139 | 0.006 | ||
| Cephalisation, yes versus no | 3.0 | 1.1 to 8.5 | 3.8 | 1.7 to 8.7 |
The analysis is stratified by tachycardia.
The table is based on 219 admissions in 99 patients using extended Cox regression analysis with time-dependent covariables.