Multimorbidities in COPD are Associated With Increased Exacerbations and Health Care Resource Utilization in Real-World Patients from a U.S. Database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often develop other morbidities, suggesting a systemic component to this disease. This retrospective noninterventional cohort study investigated relationships between multimorbidities in COPD and their impact on COPD exacerbations and COPD-related health care resource utilization (HCRU) using real-world evidence from Optum's de-identified Clinformatics® Data Mart Database.

Methods

Demographic and clinical characteristics were assessed. Overall comorbidity burden and proportion of individuals with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), diabetes, or osteoporosis/osteopenia were compared in age-matched COPD versus non-COPD cohorts using descriptive statistics. COPD exacerbations and COPD-related HCRU (hospit

SUBMITTER: Krishnan JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11548965 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature