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. 2018 Mar 8;13:855–865. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S153641

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Adjusted HRs for major cardiovascular diseases by severity of AFO.

Notes: (A) Major coronary event, for non-fatal: ICD 10 codes MI I21–I23; or for fatal: IHD ICD 10 codes I20–I25. (B) Hemorrhagic stroke, ICD 10 code I61. (C) Heart failure: ICD 10 codes I50. (D) All cardiovascular deaths: ICD 10 codes I00–I99. Black boxes represent RRs, with area inversely proportional to variance of log RR, and vertical lines represent corresponding 95% CIs. Values above the vertical lines are HRs, and values below them are the number of events in respective categories.

Abbreviations: AFO, airflow obstruction; ICD 10, International Classification of Diseases Version 10.