Table 1.
Characteristics of patients directly answering the questionnaire (patients) and those reported by GPs or PULs
| Patients, n=334 | GPs, n=333 | PULs, n=333 | P-valuea (patients vs GPs) | P-valuea (patients vs PULs) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age strata (years), n (%) | |||||
| 45–54 | 98 (29.3) | 87 (26.1) | 42 (12.6) | 0.002 | <0.001 |
| 55–64 | 153 (45.8) | 121 (36.3) | 136 (40.8) | ||
| 65+ | 83 (24.9) | 125 (37.5) | 155 (46.5) | ||
| Gender, female, N (%) | 139 (41.6) | 37 (11.1) | 28 (8.4) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Education level, N (%) | |||||
| Elementary/middle school | 150 (44.9) | 227 (68.2) | 213 (64.0) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| High school/university | 184 (55.1) | 73 (21.9) | 90 (27.0) | ||
| Working status, N (%) | |||||
| Employed | 148 (44.3) | 169 (50.8) | 137 (41.1) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Retired | 121 (36.2) | 133 (40.0) | 168 (50.5) | ||
| Unemployed | 28 (8.4) | 19 (5.7) | 16 (4.8) | ||
| Occupational disability | 34 (10.2) | 6 (1.8) | 9 (2.7) | ||
| Living status, N (%) | |||||
| Alone | 75 (22.5) | 33 (9.9) | 14 (4.2) | ||
| With the family | 251 (75.1) | 293 (88.0) | 314 (94.3) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Others | 8 (2.4) | 7 (2.1) | 5 (1.5) | ||
| Smoker, N (%) | 129 (38.6) | 112 (33.6) | 77 (23.1) | 0.18 | <0.001 |
| COPD severity, N (%) | |||||
| Mild | 46 (13.8) | 139 (41.7) | 31 (9.3) | <0.001 | 0.04 |
| Moderate | 188 (56.3) | 173 (52.0) | 183 (55.0) | ||
| Severe | 93 (27.8) | 19 (5.7) | 101 (30.3) | ||
| Very severe | 7 (2.1) | 2 (0.6) | 18 (5.4) | ||
Notes:
a
P-value resulting from chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate. Comparisons between patients and GPs and between patients and PULs were performed separately.
Abbreviations: GPs, general practitioners; PULs, pulmonologists.