Table 5– Predictive capacity for mortality of the different dichotomised variables included in the final score
OR (95% CI)p-valueβ-coefficient
InitialRounded
Age >70 years versus ≤70 years4.98 (2.67–9.28)0.00011.612
Dyspnoea mMRC score III–IV versus I–II2.75 (1.46–5.18)0.0021.011
Post-bronchodilator FEV1 <50% versus ≥50% predicted5.19 (2.76–9.75)0.00011.652
Extension >2 lobes versus 1–2 lobes1.87 (1.01–3.46)0.040.621
Chronic colonisation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa yes versus no2.37 (1.28–4.58)0.0060.861
  • mMRC: modified Medical Research Council; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s.