Table 2.

CRP, fibrinogen, CAT and SGRQ scores, mMRC grades before and after therapy (n = 78)

	Exacerbation	The 7th day	P value
㏒10CRP, mg/ L	1.14 ± 0.69	0.39 ± 0.52	<0.001
㏒10fibrinogen, g/ L	0.59 ± 0.16	0.37 ± 0.16	<0.001
SGRQ	55.17 ± 17.07	41.69 ± 16.48	<0.001
CAT	23.19 ± 7.00	12.83 ± 5.82	<0.001
mMRC grades	2.73 ± 0.99	1.36 ± 0.91	<0.001

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, P value was calculated by paired t-test.

CRP = C-reactive protein, CAT = COPD Assessment Test, SGRQ = St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire.