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. 2015 Feb 12;15:9. doi: 10.1186/s12890-015-0003-5

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics classified by 10-year mortality status in 5,152 participants

Total (n) Dead (n) % p-value
All 5,152 1,046 (20.3)
Sex <0.001
  Female 2,887 459 (15.9)
  Male 2,265 587 (25.9)
Age (years) <0.001*
  <60 1,085 43 (4.0)
  60-70 2,135 274 (12.8)
  ≥70 1,932 729 (37.7)
Self-reported diseases
CVD <0.001
  No 4,263 742 (17.4)
  Yes 889 304 (34.2)
Asthma <0.001
  No 4,682 914 (19.5)
  Yes 470 132 (28.1)
COPD <0.001
  No 4,881 950 (19.5)
  Yes 271 96 (35.4)
Diabetes <0.001
  No 4,921 959 (19.5)
  Yes 231 87 (37.7)
Hypertension <0.001
  No 3,881 697 (18.0)
  Yes 1271 349 (27.5)
Smoking history <0.001*
  Never 1,736 269 (15.5)
  Former 2,083 464 (22.3)
  Current 1,333 313 (23.5)
Self-reported symptoms
Dyspnoea# <0.001*
  0 2,749 486 (17.7)
  1 2,046 437 (21.4)
  ≥2 357 123 (34.5)
Chronic cough with sputum
  No 4,765 920 (19.3) <0.001
  Yes 387 126 (32.6)
BMI (kg/m2) <0.001*
  <18.5 49 22 (44.9)
  18.5-24.9 1,671 367 (22.0)
  25.0-29.9 2,342 451 (19.3)
  ≥30.0 1,060 193 (18.2)
CRP (mg/L) <0.001
  <5 4,328 808 (18.7)
  ≥5 741 213 (28.7)
FEV1% predicted <0.001*
  <50 194 99 (51.0)
  50–80 1,672 434 (26.0)
  ≥80 3,122 456 (14.6)
FEV1/FVC% <0.001
  <70 1,101 386 (35.1)
  ≥70 3,911 612 (15.6)
SpO2 (%) <0.001*
  ≤92 53 25 (47.2)
  93–95 537 163 (30.4)
  ≥96 4,562 858 (18.8)

*Chi-square trend.

#Dyspnoea: 0, no dyspnoea; 1, dyspnoea walking rapidly on level ground or up a moderate slope; ≥2, dyspnoea walking slowly on level ground, washing or dressing, or at rest.

Definitions of abbreviations: CVD, cardiovascular disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; BMI, body mass index; CRP, C-reactive protein; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, forced vital capacity; SpO2, arterial oxygen saturation as measured by pulse oximetry.