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. 2016 Oct 28;33(12):2188–2199. doi: 10.1007/s12325-016-0430-6

Table 1.

Patient demographics and baseline characteristics

ITT population MN population
UMEC/VI 62.5/25
(N = 878)
TIO
(N = 869)
UMEC/VI
62.5/25
(N = 275)
TIO
(N = 258)
Age, years, mean (SD) 63.0 (8.6) 63.4 (8.7) 61.7 (8.6) 62.3 (8.7)
Male, n (%) 596 (68) 594 (68) 194 (71) 165 (64)
Current smoker at screeninga, n (%) 457 (52) 439 (51) 180 (65) 155 (60)
Smoking pack-yearsb, n (%) 45.1 (25.6) 46.1 (27.0) 47.1 (25.6) 49.5 (30.1)
Reversible to albuterolc,d, n (%) 243 (28) 248 (29) 94 (34) 77 (30)
Post-albuterol% predicted FEV1 Mean (SD)e 47.0 (13.1) 47.0 (12.99) 50.9 (12.27) 50.1 (12.84)
GOLD stage, n f* (%)
 II 393 (45) 385 (44) 154 (56) 141 (55)
 III 372 (42) 375 (43) 103 (38) 94 (37)
 IV 111 (13) 106 (12) 17 (6) 22 (9)
ICS use at screeningg, n (%)
 Yes 443 (50) 445 (51) 0 0
Exacerbation historyh, n (%)
 Required corticosteroid and/or antibiotic (without hospitalization) 193 (22) 215 (25) 57 (21) 45 (17)
 Required hospitalization 73 (8) 80 (9) 18 (7) 20 (7)

FEV 1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, GOLD global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease, ICS inhaled corticosteroid, ITT intent to treat, MN maintenance-naïve, SD standard deviation, TIO tiotropium, UMEC umeclidinium, VI vilanterol

aPatient reclassified as current smoker if smoked within 6 months

bSmoking pack-years = (number of cigarettes smoked per day/20) × number of years smoked

cReversibility was defined as an increase in FEV1 of ≥12% and ≥200 ml following administration of albuterol

dITT population: UMEC/VI, n = 876; TIO, n = 863

eITT population: UMEC/VI, n = 876; TIO, n = 866, MN population: UMEC/VI, n = 274; TIO n = 257

fUMEC/VI, n = 873; TIO, n = 859

gICS use was defined as those patients who were currently taking ICS medications at the screening visit

hPatients experiencing ≥1 exacerbation during the 12 months prior to screening