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. 2019 Aug 20;20:189. doi: 10.1186/s12931-019-1156-1

Table 1.

Characteristics of the total COLIBRI population at the time of data extraction, and comparison between patients with or without complete data

Characteristics Total Complete data Incomplete data Overall P Value
N Mean ± SD /n (%) N Mean ± SD /n (%) N Mean ± SD /n (%)
Age, in year 4140 65.9 ± 9.9 1171 65.2 ± 8.4 2969 66.1 ± 10.4 0.005*
Gender, male, n(%) 4146 2910 (70.2) 1171 811 (69.3) 2975 2099 (70.6) 0,411
BMI, kg/m2 3866 25.8 ± 5.9 1171 26.1 ± 5.9 2695 25.6 ± 6.0 0.044*
COPD GOLD stages, n(%) 3730 1171 2559
 GOLD I 745 (20.0) 241 (20.6) 504 (19.7) 0,53
 GOLD II 1594 (42.7) 501 (42.8) 1093 (42.7) 0,967
 GOLD III 883 (23.7) 294 (25.1) 589 (23.0) 0,163
 GOLD IV 508 (13.6) 135 (11.5) 373 (14.6) 0.012*
VEMS, % predicted 3730 59.4 ± 22.8 1171 59.9 ± 22.1 2559 59.2 ± 23.0 0,293
CVF, % predicted 3670 85.1 ± 22.7 1171 87.7 ± 23.4 2499 83.9 ± 22.2 < 0.001*
Active smoker, n(%) 3829 1321 (34.5) 1158 449 (38.8) 2671 872 (32.6) < 0.001*
Cigarette smoker pack-years 3614 43.3 ± 24.4 1132 45.6 ± 22.8 2482 42.3 ± 25.0 < 0.001*
mMRC Score 3231 1.9 ± 1.2 1171 1.7 ± 1.1 2060 1.9 ± 1.2 < 0.001*
mMRC Score ≥ 2, n (%) 3231 1839 (56.9) 1171 627 (53.5) 2060 1212 (58.8) 0.004*
HAD Score 1621 12.3 ± 7.2 1171 12.3 ± 7.1 450 12.5 ± 7.5 0,877
CAT score 1863 16.7 ± 7.7 1171 16.8 ± 7.7 692 16.6 ± 7.9 0,545
DIRECT score 1803 12.1 ± 7.7 1171 11.8 ± 7.6 632 12.6 ± 7.9 0,05
Treatment category 3642 1171 2471
 A 676 (18.6) 214 (18.3) 462 (18.7) 0,76
 B 620 (17.0) 223 (19.0) 397 (16.1) 0.026*
 C 534 (14.7) 217 (18.5) 317 (12.8) < 0.001*
 D 498 (13.7) 132 (11.3) 366 (14.8) 0.004*
 E 1314 (36.1) 385 (32.9) 929 (37.6) 0.006*
LTOT, n(%) 4157 768 (18.5) 1171 170 (14.5) 2986 598 (20.0) < 0.001*
Long-term NIV, n(%) 4157 246 (5.9) 1171 83 (7.1) 2986 163 (5.5) 0.045*
Long-term CPAP, n(%) 4157 319 (7.7) 1171 68 (5.8) 2986 251 (8.4) 0.005*
Exacerbations last year (≥1 severes or ≥ 2 moderate), n (%) 3409 1251 (36.7) 1171 389 (33.2) 2238 862 (38.5) 0.002*
Cardio-vascular comorbidity 4157 2484 (59.8) 1171 690 (58.9) 2986 1794 (60.1) 0,494

Values were mean ± SD unless otherwise specified. * highlight statistically significant differences

Comparisons by Chi-square analysis (category variables) or T- test (normally distributed continuous variables) or Mann Whitney U test (not normally distributed continuous variables)

A category: no COPD treatment or short-acting bronchodilator(s) (SABA and/or SAMA) only; B category: LABA OR LAMA; C category: LABA+LAMA; D category: LABA OR LAMA + ICS; E category: LABA+LAMA+ICS

HAD hospital anxiety-depression scale, mMRC modified medical research council dyspnea scale, CAT COPD assessment test, DIRECT Disability Related to COPD Tool, LTOT long-term oxygen therapy, NIV non-invasive ventilation, CPAP continuous positive airway pressure