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Data came from questionnaires in 2014 and 2022 and medical record reviews between 2004 and 2014. The main outcomes were exacerbations in 2022 and mortality by 2022. Exacerbations were defined as any emergency visit, and\/or use of oral steroids or antibiotics due to worsening of COPD symptoms during the previous 6\u2009months.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The PRAXIS study included patients at 76 primary healthcare centres in central Sweden.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Primary care patients aged \u226475 years and with a diagnosis of COPD in their medical records between 2007 and 2010 were included in 2014 (n=1163) and followed up in 2022 (n=906). There were no other exclusion criteria.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The 809 patients with complete data attended 70 primary care centres. Multilevel multinomial regression estimated risks of exacerbations and mortality, calculating relative risk ratios (RRRs) with 95% CIs. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) quantified the proportion of variance attributed to variability between centres. The ICC was 0.024, indicating 2.4% of the variation was explained by differences between centres. Patients with a history of depression in 2014 had an increased risk of subsequent exacerbations (RRR 1.95, 95%\u2009CI 1.13 to 3.39). For mortality, there were associations with history of anxiety, RRR 3.71 (95% CI 2.06 to 6.87), or cardiovascular disease, especially chronic heart failure, RRR 2.69 (95% CI 1.36 to 5.33). 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