Table 1.

Means and proportions for individuals with different severities of COPD

	Total (n=1548) 100%	No COPD (n=1165) 75.3%	Mild COPD (n=252) 16.3%	Moderate and Severe COPD (n=131) 8.5%	P value
Means ± Standard Deviation
Age (yr)	73.6±9.2	72.8±9.3	75.4±8.6	77.1±8.2	<.0001***
SBP (mmHg)	135.7±20.3	135.1±20.4	136.9±20.7	138.7±18.4	0.0303*
DBP (mmHg)	75.8±9.2	75.7±9.2	75.7±9.4	75.9±9.1	0.8788
BMI (kg/m^2)	25.1±3.7	25.3±3.8	24.2±3.3	24.6±4.0	0.0002***
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	222.1±39.9	224.6±40.0	213.0±37.6	218.1±40.4	0.0006***
HDL (mg/dL)	62.7±18.7	62.6±18.6	62.6±19.4	63.7±18.2	0.5835
LDL (mg/dL)	136.4±36.7	138.6±37.3	128.0±33.4	131.9±35.0	0.0003***
FEV1 (L)	2.3±0.8	2.4±0.7	2.3±0.7	1.2±0.5	<.0001***
FVC (L)	3.1±0.9	3.1±0.9	3.5±1.0	2.4±0.8	0.0002***
FEV1/FVC ratio *100	74.2±10.4	78.7±5.0	64.5±4.6	52.8±13.7	<.0001***
Follow-up CHD Incidence (yr)	10.5±5.8	11.0±5.7	9.7±5.6	7.9±5.4	<.0001***
Follow-up CVD Incidence (yr)	10.1±5.8	10.6±5.8	9.3±5.6	7.6±5.3	<.0001***
Follow-up Mortality, CHD or CVD (yr)	12.2±5.9	12.8±5.7	11.3±5.8	8.6±5.7	<.0001***
Proportions [%(n)]
Male	41.5 (642)	37.8 (440)	56.4 (142)	45.8 (131)	<.0001***
Diabetes	12.5 (193)	12.9 (150)	10.3 (26)	13.0 (17)	0.5283
Current Smokers	9.1(141)	6.8 (79)	15.5 (39)	17.6 (23)	<.0001***
Past Smokers	47.8 (740)	44.3 (516)	56.8 (143)	61.8 (81)
Ex 3x a week	34.0 (527)	36.4 (424)	31.8 (80)	17.6 (23)	<.0001***
CHD Death	11.2 (173)	10.3 (120)	13.1 (33)	15.3 (20)	0.1324
CVD Death	26.7 (413)	24.1 (281)	32.5 (82)	38.2 (50)	0.0002***
Prevalent CHD	18.4 (284)	16.7 (195)	21.0 (53)	27.5 (36)	0.0052**
Prevalent CVD	24.2 (375)	22.4 (261)	25.8 (65)	37.4 (49)	0.0006***
Total CHD	19.8 (250)	19.5 (189)	22.1 (44)	17.9 (17)	0.6227
Total CVD	39.8 (467)	38.3 (346)	45.5 (85)	43.9 (36)	0.1388

^*p<.05

^**p<.01

^***p<.001