Table 3 MLP criteria and COPD-related death: competing risk analysis with other-cause death as competing risk

MLP

1.7 (1.5, 2.0)

< 0.001

2.2 (1.5, 3.3)

< 0.001

1.6 (1.4, 1.9)

< 0.001

2.0 (1.7, 2.4)

< 0.001

1.7 (1.4, 2.0)

< 0.001

Male vs. Female

1.4 (1.2, 1.7)

< 0.001

1.6 (1.4, 1.9)

< 0.001

1.7 (1.5, 2.0)

< 0.001

1.6 (1.4, 1.9)

< 0.001

1.2 (1.02, 1.4)

0.029

Age (years)

1.1 (1.09, 1.1)

< 0.001

1.1 (1.1, 1.1)

< 0.001

1.1 (1.10, 1.1)

< 0.001

1.1 (1.10, 1.1)

< 0.001

1.1 (1.10, 1.1)

< 0.001

BMI (1 kg/m² increment)

1.04 (1.03, 1.06)

< 0.001

-

-

1.02 (1.01, 1.04)

0.005

1.05 (1.03, 1.06)

< 0.001

1.06 (1.04, 1.08)

< 0.001

British vs. Other Ethnicity

0.85 (0.65, 1.1)

0.240

0.84 (0.65, 1.10)

0.200

0.87 (0.66, 1.1)

0.310

0.86 (0.65, 1.1)

0.250

0.84 (0.64, 1.09)

0.190

Cancer diagnosed by doctor

0.98 (0.78, 1.2)

0.88

0.97 (0.77, 1.2)

0.81

0.98 (0.78, 1.2)

0.84

0.99 (0.79, 1.2)

0.96

0.99 (0.79, 1.2)

0.92

Current alcohol use

0.62 (0.50, 0.76)

< 0.001

0.60 (0.49, 0.74)

< 0.001

0.62 (0.51, 0.77)

< 0.001

0.60 (0.49, 0.73)

< 0.001

0.61 (0.49, 0.74)

< 0.001

Current smoker

4.6 (4.0, 5.2)

< 0.001

4.4 (3.8, 5.0)

< 0.001

4.6 (4.0, 5.2)

< 0.001

4.5 (3.9, 5.1)

< 0.001

4.5 (4.0, 5.2)

< 0.001

FEV1/FVC ratio (0.1 unit increment)

0.45 (0.42, 0.47)

< 0.001

0.45 (0.43, 0.47)

< 0.001

0.45 (0.42, 0.47)

< 0.001

0.44 (0.42, 0.47)

< 0.001

0.44 (0.42, 0.47)

< 0.001