Abstract BACKGROUND Comorbidities are common in COPD, adversely affecting patients’ health. Cluster analysis has been proposed to study phenotypic variability, but inconsistent results have raised concerns. This study uses uniform machine learning techniques across large COPD cohorts to identify comorbidity clusters. METHODS Cluster analysis was conducted using data from COPD patients from the ECLIPSE study. […]
Comorbidity profiles in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a multicohort study.
September 1, 2025
ERJ Open Res