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. 2010 Jun 3;5:165–178. doi: 10.2147/copd.s4159

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Estimated prevalence of hospital discharges with selected comorbidities in patients with and without COPD.

Notes: Bars represent the age-adjusted percentage with SE bars. Black bars show patients with COPD (either as primary or secondary discharge diagnosis). White bars show patients without any mention of a COPD discharge diagnosis. The prevalence of all listed comorbidities is different across COPD categories (P < 0.01).

Abbreviations: IHD, ischemic heart disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; RF, respiratory failure; PVD, pulmonary vascular disease; TM, thoracic malignancy. Reprinted with permission from Holguin F, Folch E, Redd SC, Mannino DM. Comorbidity and mortality in COPD-related hospitalizations in the United States, 1979 to 2001. Chest. 2005;128(4):2005–2011.84 Copyright © 2005 American College of Chest Physicians.