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The association of comorbidity clusters with long-term survival and incidence of exacerbation in a COPD cohort. The HUNT Study, Norway

Sigrid Anna Vikjord, Ben Michael Brumpton, Xiao-Mei Mai, Lowie Vanfleteren, Arnulf Langhammer
European Respiratory Journal 2021 58: PA3504; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.PA3504
Sigrid Anna Vikjord
1Norwegian University of Technology and Science, Levanger, Norway
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Ben Michael Brumpton
2Norwegian University of Technology and Science, Trondheim, Norway
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Xiao-Mei Mai
2Norwegian University of Technology and Science, Trondheim, Norway
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Lowie Vanfleteren
3University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Arnulf Langhammer
1Norwegian University of Technology and Science, Levanger, Norway
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Abstract

Background: COPD is a heterogeneous disease often viewed as part of a multimorbidity complex. Different clusters of comorbidities in COPD have been described but have not been related to long-term outcomes. This study aims to examine how such clusters are associated with severe exacerbations and mortality in COPD.

Methods: Participants with COPD were recruited from the second and third survey of the HUNT Study and followed until April 2020. Ten objectively identified comorbidities were clustered using self-organizing maps. Severe exacerbations were assessed using hospital registry data. All-cause mortality was collected from registries. Multivariable Cox regression was used to calculate hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association between comorbidity clusters and all-cause mortality, and Poisson regression was used to calculate incidence rate ratios (IRR) with 95% CI for the cumulative number of severe exacerbations for each cluster.

Results: A total of 82% of patients had >1 comorbidities. Five clusters were identified, including less comorbidity, psychological, cardiovascular, metabolic and cachectic clusters. Using the less comorbidity cluster as reference, the psychological and cachectic clusters were associated with all-cause mortality; HR 1.23 (1.04-1.45) and HR 1.83 (1.52-2.20). The same clusters also had an increased risk of severe exacerbations, with an unadjusted IRR of 1.24 (1.04-1.48) and 1.50 (1.23-1.83), correspondingly.

Conclusions: With 25 years follow-up, individuals in the psychological and cachectic clusters had increased mortality and increased risk of severe exacerbations requiring hospitalizations.

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Cite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2021; 58: Suppl. 65, PA3504.

This abstract was presented at the 2021 ERS International Congress, in session “Prediction of exacerbations in patients with COPD”.

This is an ERS International Congress abstract. No full-text version is available. Further material to accompany this abstract may be available at www.ers-education.org (ERS member access only).

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The association of comorbidity clusters with long-term survival and incidence of exacerbation in a COPD cohort. The HUNT Study, Norway
Sigrid Anna Vikjord, Ben Michael Brumpton, Xiao-Mei Mai, Lowie Vanfleteren, Arnulf Langhammer
European Respiratory Journal Sep 2021, 58 (suppl 65) PA3504; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.PA3504

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Sigrid Anna Vikjord, Ben Michael Brumpton, Xiao-Mei Mai, Lowie Vanfleteren, Arnulf Langhammer
European Respiratory Journal Sep 2021, 58 (suppl 65) PA3504; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.PA3504
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