Table 1.
Characteristics | Results | |
---|---|---|
Age (years) | 57.26±13.21 (n=380) | |
Gender | Female | 212/380 (55.79%) |
Male | 168/380 (44.21%) | |
Weight (kg) | 65.81±20.37 (n=282) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.30±7.01 (n=272) | |
Smoking status | Current | 246/370 (66.49%) |
Past | 98/370 (26.49%) | |
Never | 26/370 (7.03%) | |
Packs per year | 30.54±38.65 (n=176) | |
Type | Cigarettes | 340/367 (92.64%) |
Marijuana | 14/367 (3.81%) | |
Rollies | 18/367 (4.90%) | |
Deceased | No | 342/372 (91.94%) |
Yes | 30/372 (8.06%) | |
Symptoms | Shortness of breath | 233/373 (62.47%) |
Productive cough | 112/373 (30.03%) | |
Wheeze | 100/373 (26.81%) | |
Cough | 86/373 (23.06%) | |
MRC Dyspnoea Scale | 0 | 87/374 (23.26%) |
1 | 118/374 (31.55%) | |
2 | 101/374 (27.01%) | |
3 | 59/374 (15.78%) | |
4 | 9/374 (2.41%) | |
Exacerbations per year | 1.18±1.61 (n=374) | |
Hospital admissions per year | 0.87±1.26 (n=372) | |
Other respiratory conditions | Bronchiectasis | 187/374 (49.87%) |
Asthma | 122/374 (32.62%) | |
Obstructive sleep apnoea | 35/374 (9.36%) | |
Pulmonary hypertension | 14/374 (3.74%) | |
Lung cancer | 7/374 (1.87%) | |
Type 2 respiratory failure | 3/374 (0.80%) | |
Medical comorbidities | Hypertension | 68/372 (18.28%) |
Diabetes | 56/372 (15.05%) | |
Chronic renal failure | 49/372 (13.17%) | |
Coronary artery disease | 40/372 (10.75%) | |
Stroke | 9/372 (2.42%) |
Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.