Table 1 Type of variables
Characteristics | Type of quantity |
|---|---|
Sociodemographic | |
 Age, height, weight | Continuous |
 Gender, ethnicity, marital, educational and occupational status, living arrangements | Categorical |
 Use of social services, smoking, alcohol, E-cigarettes | Binary (Y/N) |
Clinical and paraclinical | |
 FEV1 of predicted value, oxygen saturation, numbers of exacerbation within 12 months, BMI | Continuous |
 Oxygen treatment, treated with NIV within 12 months, | Binary (Y/N) |
Medications | |
 SSRI, TCA, azapirones | Binary (Y/N) |
 Benzodiazepines | Binary (Y/N) |
 Opioids on the indication dyspnoea | Binary (Y/N) |
 Permanent corticosteroid treatment | Binary (Y/N) |
 Weak analgesics and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | Binary (Y/N) |
 LAMA, LABA, ICS or combinations | Binary (Y/N) |
 Cannabis oil | Binary (Y/N) |
Usual care | |
 Pulmonary rehabilitation during the past 12 months | Binary (Y/N) |
 Practical assistance, personal care, home nursing care | Binary (Y/N) |
 Public appropriation for terminal care | Binary (Y/N) |
Mortality | |
 Death | Binary (Y/n) |
 Place of death | Categorical |
Standardised questionnaires | |
 CRQ, CAT, HADS, MRC | Continuous |
 Self-rated health | Categorical |