Prediction of short term re-exacerbation in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis · 2015 · PMC4494178 · PMID 26170655

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0.0850

closest p · 1.7× alpha

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showed a trendP =0.085so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Patients with re-exacerbation showed a trend to have a lower arterial oxygen pressure ( P =0.085).

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

The value of FEV 1 before AE was lower in patients with re-exacerbation than those without re-exacerbation, but the difference did not reach statistical significance.

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