ATC-code	Anatomical therapeutic chemical code
BE	Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
CI	Confidence interval
COPD	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CRS	Danish Civil Registration System
DNDRP	Danish Database of Reimbursed Prescriptions
DNPR	Danish National Patient Register
H. influenzae	Haemophilus influenzae
HR	Hazard ratio
ICD-10	International classifications of disease 10th revision
ICSs	Inhaled corticosteroids
IQR	Interquartile range
IPTW	Inverse probability-of-treatment weighting
LABA	Long-acting β2-agonist
LAMA	Long-acting muscarinic antagonist
OCSs	Oral corticosteroids