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The BCO and COPD phenotypes were similar in body mass index with a median of 21.79 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> (IQR: 19.47\u201323.97) and 21.79 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> (IQR: 19.49\u201324.22), respectively. The COPD phenotype had more male gender (79.90%) and smokers (71.12%) with a longer history of smoking (median: 32.45 years, IQR: 0.00\u201343.91). The ACO and ABCO phenotypes suffered more prior allergic episodes with a proportion of 18.05 and 19.05%, respectively. The ACO phenotype exhibited a higher level of eosinophil and better lung reversibility. Moreover, the four phenotypes showed no significant difference neither in all-cause mortality, intensive care unit admission, length of hospital stay, and COPD Assessment Test score change during the index hospitalization, and nor in the day 30 outcomes, i.e., all-cause mortality, recurrence of exacerbation, all-cause, and exacerbation-related readmission.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The ACO, BCO, ABCO, and COPD phenotypes exhibited distinct clinical features but had no varied short-term prognoses. 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