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AECOPD event rates by alcohol consumption pattern
| Alcohol intake
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n=1,082) |
Minimal (n=645) |
Light-to-moderate (n=363) |
Heavy (n=74) |
|
| Mean exacerbation rate, exacerbations per year (95% CI) | 1.66 (1.51–1.80) | 1.62 (1.53–1.94) | 1.44 (1.31–1.71) P=0.095 |
1.68 (1.17–2.19) P=0.796 |
Note: P-values comparing to referent group of minimal alcohol intake.
Abbreviations: AECOPD, acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CI, confidence interval.
