Low uric acid <6.9 mg·dL−1 | High uric acid ≥6.9 mg·dL−1 | p-value | |
Subjects n | 166 | 148 | |
Length of hospital stay days | 4.0 (3.0–6.0) | 9.0 (6.0–13.0) | <0.001 |
Deaths within 30 days | 5 (3) | 22 (14.9) | <0.001 |
ICU admission within 30 days | 4 (2.4) | 24 (16.2) | <0.001 |
Need for NIV within 30 days | 21 (12.6) | 56 (37.8) | <0.001 |
Deaths within 1 year | 8 (4.8) | 21 (14.2) | 0.004 |
AECOPD within 1 year | 1.0 (0.0–2.0) | 3.0 (2.0–5.0) | <0.001 |
Hospitalisations for AECOPD within 1 year | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 1.0 (0.0–3.0) | <0.001 |
Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or n (%), unless otherwise stated. Bold indicates statistical significance. ICU: intensive care unit; NIV: noninvasive ventilation; AECOPD: acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.