Table 3. Clinical outcomes adjusted for possible confounders^a.

Clinical outcome	Telemonitoring IRb (number per person-year)	Conventional care IR (number per person-year)	IRRc (95% CI)	P value
Hospitalizationsd	0.02	0.1	0.68 (0.15‐3.11)	.62
Emergency department visitsd	0.01	0.02	0.90 (0.11‐7.50)	.92
Moderate exacerbationse	0.22	0.13	2.15 (1.16‐3.98)	.02
Total outpatient consultationsd	6.51	1.93	3.51 (2.74‐4.50)	<.001
Outpatient clinic visitsd	1.33	1.18	1.19 (0.88‐1.62)	.27
Telephone and screen-to-screen consultationsd	5.17	0.75	7.16 (5.47‐9.36)	<.001

^aConfounders: age, gender, comorbidity burden, Diagnosis Treatment Combination, and smoking status.

^bIR: incidence rate.

^cIRR: incidence rate ratio.

^dRelated to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma.

^ePrescribed antibiotics or prednisone for exacerbation not resulting in emergency department visit or hospitalization.