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. 2014 Feb 24;9:215–228. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S51592

Table 1.

Baseline demographics, background characteristics, and spirometry (safety population)

IND + GLY (N=226) IND + PBO (N=221)
Mean (SD) age, years 63.4 (8.44) 64.1 (7.67)
Male, n (%) 180 (79.6) 186 (84.2)
Ethnicity, n (%)
 Caucasian 224 (99.1) 217 (98.2)
 Native American 0 1 (0.5)
 Other 2 (0.9) 3 (1.4)
Severity of airflow limitation (GOLD 2013), n (%)
 Moderate 139 (61.5) 148 (67.0)
 Severe 87 (38.5) 73 (33.0)
 Mean (SD) duration of COPD, years 7.1 (5.65) 7.2 (5.35)
Baseline COPD exacerbation history,* n (%)
 0 exacerbations 158 (69.9) 156 (70.6)
 1 exacerbation 57 (25.2) 46 (20.8)
 ≥2 exacerbations 11 (4.9) 19 (8.6)
ICS use at baseline, n (%) 138 (61.1) 142 (64.3)
Smoking history, n (%)
≥Ex-smoker 130 (57.5) 129 (58.4)
≥Current smoker 96 (42.5) 92 (41.6)
Mean (SD) duration of smoking, pack-years 44.5 (23.40) 44.4 (22.24)
Mean (SD) FEV1 postbronchodilator, L 1.5 (0.46) 1.6 (0.46)
Mean (SD) postbronchodilator FEV1 % predicted 54.2 (12.90) 55.5 (12.62)
Mean (SD) postbronchodilator FEV1 reversibility, % 19.4 (14.82) 19.6 (14.71)
Mean (SD) postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC, % 48.8 (9.83) 48.1 (10.21)

Notes:

*

In the year prior to screening; duration of COPD calculated from the date first diagnosed with COPD until visit 1; pack-years = total years of smoking multiplied by cigarette packs smoked per day.

Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC, forced vital capacity; GLY, glycopyrronium; GOLD, Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; ICS, inhaled corticosteroids; IND, indacaterol; PBO, placebo; SD, standard deviation.