Table 3.

Symptom Prevalence in the Baseline Interview According to Whether the Participant Died During Follow-up^a

	COPD			HF
Symptom	Survivors (n = 45)	Decedents (n = 29)	P Value	Survivors (n = 32)	Decedents (n = 27)	P Value
Shortness of breath	93	100	.16	44	48	.74
Physical discomfort	78	79	.88	75	70	.69
Fatigue	69	69	.99	69	74	.65
Problems with appetite	47	55	.48	59	63	.78
Anxiety	44	55	.37	28	11	.11
Pain	49	41	.53	44	48	.74
Feelings of depression	29	31	.84	22	19	.75

Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HF, heart failure.

^aData are given as percentages.