Table 4.

Secondary outcome; times of hospitalization. Results are presented as means ±1 SD (range) for continuous variables and percentage for categorical variables. P-values are from Student’s t-test (P-value ≥0.05)

	CHF (n=58)	COPD (n=36)	P-value
Times hospitalized 12 months prior inclusion, all causes, per subject	3.1±1.5 (2–10)	3.4±1.8 (2–9)	n.s.
Times hospitalized during study period, all causes, per subject	0.8±1.3 (0–7)	1.2±1.5 (0–6)	n.s.
Assessable months in the study
Prior inclusion	696	432
During the study	484	280
% of planned study months	70	65
After adjustment for assessable months
-Times hospitalized prior inclusion, all causes, per subject	***2.1±1.1 (1.4–7)	**2.2±1.2 (1.3–5.8)	n.s.

***<0.001 vs “during study period”; **<0.01 vs “during study period”.

Abbreviations: CHF, chronic heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; N.s., not significant.