Zhiqiang Tian, Yanjun Wang, Yang Li, Jiao Lu, Li Song, Ling Ding, Xinyu Guo, Jianzhong Zheng
Defining the Connotations of Oral Health Literacy Using the Conceptual Composition Method
International journal of environmental research and public health
patients chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd acute respiratory failure approximately 10 considered high risk prolonged mechanical ventilation pmv 21 days pmv identified independent predictors unfavorable outcomes previous study revealed patients aged 70 years older copd severity significantly higher risk pmv aimed analyze impact comorbidities associated risks patients copd require pmv data used study collected kaohsiung medical university hospital research database copd subjects patients first diagnosed copd index date january 1 2012 december 31 2020 exclusion criteria patients age less 40 years pmv index date incomplete records copd noncopd patients matched controls used applying propensity score matching method 3744 eligible patients copd study group study group rate 16 60 cases patients pmv adjusted hr pmv 221 95 ci 144340 p 0001 copd patients noncopd patients increased risks pmv found significantly patients diabetes mellitus ahr 466 p 0001 hypertension ahr 320 p 0004 dyslipidemia ahr 302 p 0015 congestive heart failure ahr 644 p 0001 coronary artery disease ahr 311 p 0014 stroke ahr 637 p 0001 chronic kidney disease ahr 581 p 0001 dementia ahr 578 p 0001 age gender comorbidities identified significantly higher risk factors pmv occurrence copd patients compared noncopd patients beyond age comorbidities also play crucial role pmv copd