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. 2017 Jan 6;18:8. doi: 10.1186/s12931-016-0491-8

Table 1.

Baseline demographics (mITT population)

Parameter GFF MDI GP MDI 36 μg (N = 41) Open-label tiotropium 18 μg (N = 58) FF MDI Placebo MDI (N = 52) Open-label FFa DPI 12 μg (N = 55)
72/9.6 μg (N = 41) 36/9.6 μg (N = 43) 9.6 μg (N = 64) 7.2 μg (N = 64)
Age, years
 Mean (SD) 62.4 (9.4) 63.3 (8.3) 66.3 (6.1) 64.1 (7.9) 63.4 (8.9) 63.6 (8.9) 62.8 (9.6) 60.6 (9.0)
Gender, n (%)
 Male 25 (61.0) 24 (55.8) 23 (56.1) 34 (58.6) 34 (53.1) 36 (56.3) 29 (55.8) 34 (61.8)
Race, n (%)
 Black/African 0 0 0 0 3 (4.7) 3 (4.7) 3 (5.8) 3 (5.5)
 White 39 (95.1) 42 (97.7) 41 (100) 57 (98.3) 61 (95.3) 61 (95.3) 48 (92.3) 52 (94.5)
 Australia/New Zealand (indigenous) 2 (4.9) 1 (2.3) 0 1 (1.7) 0 0 1 (1.9) 0
Smoking status, n (%)
 Current 16 (39.0) 18 (41.9) 15 (36.6) 24 (41.4) 29 (45.3) 28 (43.8) 24 (46.2) 25 (45.5)
 Former 25 (61.0) 25 (58.1) 26 (63.4) 34 (58.6) 35 (54.7) 36 (56.3) 28 (53.8) 30 (54.5)
Duration of COPD, years
 Mean (SD) 7.6 (7.3)b 6.2 (5.4)c 7.8 (6.2)b 7.4 (6.7)d 8.6 (6.1)e 7.7 (4.4)f 8.3 (5.2)g 7.3 (4.3)h
Mean % predicted FEV1 (SD)
 Pre-bronchodilator 44.1 (13.9)b 46.8 (14.1)c 45.8 (13.5)b 44.9 (13.9)d 44.7 (12.6)e 43.9 (12.0)f 43.7 (11.6)g 44.0 (13.3)h
 Post-bronchodilator 50.6 (13.0)b 53.0 (13.1)c 51.5 (13.3)b 51.3 (13.4)d 51.4 (12.5)e 50.2 (12.6)f 51.1 (12.4)g 50.9 (12.9)h
Mean FEV1, L (SD)
 Pre-bronchodilator 1.33 (0.48)b 1.38 (0.47)c 1.30 (0.41)b 1.33 (0.47)d 1.29 (0.43)e 1.28 (0.40)f 1.30 (0.41)g 1.35 (0.46)h
 Post-bronchodilator 1.52 (0.47)b 1.56 (0.47)c 1.46 (0.40)b 1.51 (0.46)d 1.49 (0.46)e 1.47 (0.43)f 1.52 (0.47)g 1.56 (0.48)h
FEV1 bronchodilator reversibility, L (SD)i
 Mean (SD) 17.8 (16.3)b 16.3 (17.2)c 14.2 (14.5)b 17.1 (16.2)d 17.5 (14.7)e 15.9 (12.7)f 18.6 (12.9)g 18.5 (15.5)h

aForadil® Aerolizer®; b n = 38; c n = 39; d n = 56; e n = 58; f n = 63; g n = 45; h n = 54; ipercentage change from pre-albuterol at 30 min post-albuterol for FEV1

% = 100 × n/N, where n = number of patients in category and N = number of patients in the group

Duration of COPD = (date of first dose of study treatment in the study – COPD onset date)/365.25

Data from four sentinel patients were included in the mITT population in the analyses of demographic and baseline characteristics only

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, DPI dry powder inhaler, FEV 1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FF formoterol fumarate, GFF glycopyrrolate/formoterol fumarate, GP glycopyrrolate, MDI metered dose inhaler, mITT modified intent-to-treat, SD standard deviation