Incidence rates‡ of CAP, TB and PCP requiring hospitalization by COPD status and calendar-time
‡Incidence rates per 1,000 person-years.
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.001
NOTE: There was a significant decline in incidence of each type of pulmonary infection over time (p ≤ 0.001). CAP = community-acquired pneumonia; TB = pulmonary tuberculosis; PCP = Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia