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AI InsightResults were reported in the form of odds ratios, incident rate ratio (IRR), and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs).RESULTS: The study findings revealed that individuals with severe pulmonary obstruction (
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Decreasing hospitalization as a result of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations is a major objective in an effective process of the disease management. This study aimed to investigate the association between physical activity level in COPD patients, and specific-cause hospitalization in a prospective study of patients referred to a pulmonologist office in Qazvin, Iran.MATERIALS AND METHODS:Aprospective study was conducted among 150 patients with COPD from the population of Qazvin, a North West, industrialized city of Iran, from December 2017 to December 2018. Participants were enrolled among patients who referred to an outpatient respiratory care center to undertake respiratory function tests. Patients were followed up for 1 year and their related measures were gathered and recorded at two phases including baseline and 12 months. To assess the effect of several covariates on the response variable, a multivariate regression analysis was applied. Results were reported in the form of odds ratios, incident rate ratio (IRR), and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs).RESULTS: The study findings revealed that individuals with severe pulmonary obstruction (