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. 2013 Jun 22;10(4):511–522. doi: 10.3109/15412555.2013.814626

Table 1. .

Demographics and baseline characteristics of the study population (safety population)

Placebo (N = 85) Aclidinium 400 μg BID (N = 171) Tiotropium 18 μg QD (N = 158)
Gender (male), n (%) 48 (56.5) 114 (66.7) 116 (73.4)
Age (years), mean (SD) 62.2 (8.2) 61.8 (8.2) 62.8 (7.9)
Race, n (%)
 White 84 (98.8) 171 (100) 158 (100)
 Asian 1 (1.2) 0 (0) 0 (0)
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) 26.7 (4.9) 27.5 (4.9) 27.6 (4.8)
Current smoker, n (%) 47 (53.3) 93 (54.4) 84 (53.2)
Smoking consumption (pack‑years), mean (SD) 39.6 (15.4) 41.5 (22.4) 45.0 (21.8)
COPD duration (years), mean (SD) 9.6 (6.7) 8.8 (5.9) 8.2 (6.0)
Post-bronchodilator FEV1 (L)
 Mean (SD) 1.57 (0.52) 1.61 (0.50) 1.67 (0.54)
 % predicted, mean (SD) 55.5 (11.8) 55.8 (13.3) 56.0 (13.2)
COPD severity,a,b n (%)
 Moderate 58 (68.2) 108 (63.2) 104 (66.2)
 Severe 27 (31.8) 63 (36.8) 53 (33.8)

aGOLD Stage II (moderate): FEV1/FVC < 0.70, and post-bronchodilator FEV1 ≥ 50% and < 80% predicted; GOLD Stage III (severe): FEV1/FVC < 0.70, and post-bronchodilator FEV1 ≥ 30% and < 50% predicted.

bCOPD severity was missing for one patient in the tiotropium treatment group at screening (pre- and post-salbutamol values determined to be unacceptable following review).

BID, twice daily; BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC, forced vital capacity; GOLD, Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; QD, once daily; SD, standard deviation.