Table 4.

Mortality within the weaning and rehabilitation centre

Factor	RR for death	95% CI	p Value
Male gender	1.14	0.62 to 2.11	0.661
Outside hospital referral	0.73	0.39 to 1.35	0.311
NMD-CWD	0.34	0.16 to 0.75	0.007
COPD	2.15	1.19 to 3.91	0.012
Postsurgical	1.34	0.70 to 2.60	0.378
OSA-OHS	0.48	0.07 to 3.24	0.450

COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CWD, chest wall disease; NMD, neuromuscular disease; OHS, obesity hypoventilation syndrome; OSA, obstructive sleep apnoea; RR, relative risk.