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. 2016 Mar 30;11:665–673. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S96504

Table 1.

Demographics of COPD cohort and comparison by risk of OSA symptoms status

Categories Subject data values and proportions (%)
P-value (with risk of OSA symptoms vs without)
COPD cohorta OSA symptoms risk status

With
Without
292 (100) 86 (29.5) 206 (70.5)
Median age (years) 52.9 53.0 52.9 0.976b
1st–3rd quartile (IQR) 44.9–66.2 (17.3) 44.8–62.0 (17.2) 45.0–62.3 (17.3)
Age group (years) 0.842c
 40–45 79 (27.1) 27 (31.4) 52 (25.2)
 46–50 50 (17.1) 12 (14.0) 38 (18.4)
 51–55 37 (12.7) 10 (11.6) 27 (13.1)
 56–60 45 (15.4) 13 (15.1) 32 (15.5)
 61–65 19 (6.5) 7 (8.1) 12 (5.8)
 66–70 18 (6.2) 6 (7.0) 12 (5.8)
 ≥71 44 (15.1) 11 (12.8) 33 (16.0)
Sex 0.728c
 Male 234 (80.1) 70 (81.1) 164 (79.6)
 Female 58 (19.9) 16 (18.6) 42 (20.4)
Ever-smoker 251 (86.0) 76 (88.4) 175 (85.0) 0.443c
Specified occupationsd 106 (36.3) 32 (37.2) 74 (35.9) 0.835c
Body mass index (kg/m2)e 24.3±4.19 26.1±5.82 23.5±2.99 <0.001c
Comorbid diseases
 Hypertensive or cardiovascular 119 (40.8) 64 (74.4) 55 (26.7) <0.001c
 Stroke 3 (1.0) 2 (2.3) 1 (0.5) 0.208c
 Diabetes mellitus 37 (12.7) 20 (23.3) 17 (8.3) <0.001c
 Cancer 10 (3.4) 4 (4.7) 6 (2.9) 0.457c
 Tuberculosis 10 (3.4) 1 (1.2) 9 (4.4) 0.290c
 None of the above 154 (52.7) 19 (22.1) 135 (65.5) <0.001c

Notes:

a

Excluding 112 for whom data to assess risk of OSA symptoms were unavailable.

b

Wilcoxon rank-sum test.

c

Chi-square test.

d

Specified occupations/workplaces: brick or ceramic factory, gravel pit, mine; textiles; building and decorating; chemical raw plant or dye factory; truck driver; baker; fire-fighter; cook with wood, coal, or briquettes.

e

Calculated from self-reported weight and height.

Abbreviations: OSA, obstructive sleep apnea; IQR, interquartile range.