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. 2015 Mar 26;10(3):e0121805. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121805

Table 3. All-cause and lung cancer mortality hazard ratios among study participants according to COPD status at cohort entry (N = 26,065).

All-cause mortality Lung cancer mortality
Characteristic HR 95% CI HR 95% CI
COPD diagnosis
    None 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
    Self-reported only 0.89 (0.77–1.04) 1.09 (0.65–1.83)
    CMS 1.69 (1.57–1.83) 2.28 (1.77–2.95)
      CMS only 1.65 (1.50–1.80) 2.12 (1.59–2.82)
      Self-report and CMS 1.80 (1.60–2.02) 2.66 (1.88–3.76)

HR = Hazard Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval; Models are adjusted for coverage time on Medicare or Medicaid, sex, race, income, education, BMI, smoking, CESD-10 score and comorbidity count. A total of 862 individuals were missing covariates resulting in 26,065 individuals.