Fig. 6.

Office visits and medication claims in the 30 days post discharge from the index hospitalization. Adjusted odds of late COPD-related rehospitalization in the subset of patients not rehospitalized early in whom late COPD-related rehospitalization was evaluated (>30 days post discharge to 180 days post-index hospitalization). Each factor was adjusted for sex and age in a logistic regression model. ^aAntibiotics were only counted where they occur on or within 3 days following a respiratory-related diagnosis. Data are number of patients (%). CI, confidence interval