Disease Progression and Age as Factors Underlying Multimorbidity in Patients with COPD: Results from COSYCONET.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multimorbidity plays an important role in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but is also a feature of ageing. We estimated to what extent increases in the prevalence of multimorbidity over time are attributable to COPD progression compared to increasing patient age.

Methods

Patients with COPD from the long-term COSYCONET (COPD and Systemic Consequences - Comorbidities Network) cohort with four follow-up visits were included in this analysis. At each visit, symptoms, exacerbation history, quality of life and lung function were assessed, along with the comorbidities heart failure (HF), coronary artery disease (CAD), peripheral arterial disease (PAD), hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, hyperuricemia and osteoporosis. Using longitu

SUBMITTER: Alter P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9346297 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature