Table 3.
Blood test results in COPD and non-COPD patients
| COPD n=36 | Non-COPD n=100 | p-values | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creatinine (μmol/L) | 97.4±35.4 | 106.2±88.5 | 0.497 |
| GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | 58.2±14.7 | 60.5±13.0 | 0.436 |
| Lipoprotein (a) (nmol/L) | 88.6±99.4 | 68.3±70.8 | 0.298 |
| Interleukin-6 (pg/mL) | 4.2±2.1 | 4.9±6.4 | 0.594 |
| Interleukin-8 (pg/mL) | 13.5±13.3 | 9.2±4.9 | 0.030 |
| hsCRP (nmol/L) | 13.3±8.6 | 10.5±6.7 | 0.141 |
| Fibrinogen (μmol/L) | 10.9±2.4 | 10.6±5.6 | 0.841 |
| Leukocytes (G/L) | 8.3±4.6 | 7.6±2.1 | 0.256 |
| Neutrophils (%) | 67.9±8.7 | 61.4±10.7 | 0.012 |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 19.8±8.7 | 26.5±9.2 | 0.003 |
| Monocytes (%) | 9.2±2.0 | 8.6±2.5 | 0.275 |
| Eosinophils (%) | 2.4±1.5 | 2.7±3.2 | 0.697 |
| Basophils (%) | 0.6±0.3 | 0.7±0.3 | 0.463 |
| Erythrocytes (T/L) | 4.3±0.7 | 4.5±0.6 | 0.049 |
| Hemoglobin (mmol/L) | 7.7±1.2 | 8.5±1.1 | 0.001 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 37.7±5.3 | 40.2±4.9 | 0.015 |
| MCV (fL) | 88.6±5.9 | 89.0±4.4 | 0.691 |
| MCH (fmol) | 1.8±0.1 | 1.9±0.1 | 0.003 |
| MCHC (mmol/L) | 20.4±0.8 | 21.0±1.4 | 0.011 |
| RDW (%) | 14.7±3.7 | 13.3±1.2 | 0.002 |
| Thrombocytes (G/L) | 234.3±141.4 | 230.6±62.5 | 0.838 |
Notes: Data are presented as a mean ± SD. p<0.05= significant.
Abbreviations: GFR, glomerular filtration rate; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RDW, red blood cell distribution width.