Table 3.

Multivariable Models ^ζ of Cardiopulmonary Hospitalizations^§

Model	Cardiopulmonary HR (95%CI) (n=143)	Circulatory System HR (95% CI) (n=77)	Respiratory System HR (95% CI) (n=66)
A. Multivariate Model
Age	1.03 (1.01–1.05)	1.05 (1.03–1.07)	1.01 (1.00–1.03)
Hypertension	1.74 (1.12–2.75)	1.18 (0.73–1.90)	2.69 (1.47 –4.90)
FEV1-%predicted	0.97 (0.96–0.98)	0.99 (0.98–1.00)	0.96 (0.94–0.97)
Lowest BMI quintile	1.79 (1.19–2.68)	1.46 (0.83–2.54)	1.99 (1.13–3.51)
B. Each variable added:
Any Wheeze	1.02 (0.70–1.49)	1.01 (0.63–1.64)	1.13 (0.62–2.06)
Persistent Wheeze	1.08 (0.71–1.65)	0.86 (0.50–1.49)	1.32 (0.70–2.49)
Chronic Phlegm	1.48 (0.93–2.38)	1.07 (0.62–1.84)	1.88 (0.94–3.73)
Chronic Cough	1.54 (1.02–2.33)	1.23 (0.76–1.99)	1.91 (0.98–3.72)
Pneumonia	1.53 (0.99–2.38)	1.25 (0.69–2.28)	1.52 (0.89–2.61)
C. Each variable added in place of FEV1:
Any Wheeze	1.28 (0.85–1.93)	1.12 (0.69–1.83)	1.59 (0.83–3.04)
Persistent Wheeze	1.44 (0.91–2.30)	0.98 (0.57–1.67)	2.07 (1.10–3.91)
Chronic Phlegm	1.62 (0.99–2.66)	1.10 (0.64–1.90)	2.24 (1.15–4.37)
Chronic Cough	1.70 (1.09–2.65)	1.28 (0.78–2.10)	2.23 (1.14–4.36)
Pneumonia	1.89 (1.18–3.01)	1.31 (0.73–2.33)	2.47 (1.37–4.47)

^ζAdjusted for any-cause readmission within ≤ 30 days

^§Bolded numbers represent statistical significance, i.e. p < 0.05