Table 1.

Inpatient quality care scores are not associated with patient outcomes. All values expressed as adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval). Values are adjusted for patient age, BMI, smoking status, diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, congestive heart failure and prior COPD exacerbation history.

Acute care score	Readmit/Death	Readmit	Death
0-3 (n=738)	0.92 (0.71-1.17)	0.94 (0.72-1.25)	0.68 (0.42-1.09)
4 (n=851)	0.98 (0.79-1.23)	0.88 (0.64-1.21)	0.66 (0.42-1.06)
5 (n=351)	0.75 (0.53-1.05)	0.77 (0.56-1.11)	0.55 (0.33-1.30)
ICU care score
0-4 (n=98)	1.04 (0.59-1.85)	1.04 (0.57-1.97)	1.12 (0.48-2.59)
5 (n= 164)	0.96 (0.54-1.67)	0.96 (0.51-1.79)	0.90 (0.39-2.10)
6 (n=162)	0.74 (0.44-1.26)	0.61 (0.33-1.13)	0.92 (0.44-1.94)