Table 1.
Demographic characteristic of AECOPD patients.
| Characters | Data |
|
|---|---|---|
| No. | % | |
| Age (years) | 66.5 ± 11 (41-88) | |
| Gender (Men) | 89 | 100 |
| HIV sero positive | 0 | 0 |
| Pulmonary signs & symptoms | ||
| Cough | 85 | 95.5 |
| Shortness of breath | 77 | 86.5 |
| Sputum | 53 | 59.5 |
| Fever | 17 | 19.1 |
| Lung auscultation | ||
| Wheezing | 65 | 73 |
| Normal | 24 | 27 |
| Spirometery result | ||
| FEV1 < 70% | 53 | 59.5 |
| 80% < FEV1< 120% | 14 | 15.7 |
| Unknown | 22 | 24.8 |
| GOLD result | ||
| Stage I | 11 | 16.4 |
| Stage II | 25 | 37.4 |
| Stage III | 27 | 40.3 |
| Stage IV | 4 | 5.9 |
| Frequency of recurrence | ||
| One time | 22 | 24.7 |
| Two times | 26 | 29.2 |
| Three to five times | 17 | 19.1 |
| Frequent | 24 | 26.9 |