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. 2020 Sep 25;20:253. doi: 10.1186/s12890-020-01296-3

Table 5.

COPD outcomes according to main morbidities

At least 2 comorbidities Overweight-Obese Hypertension Type II Diabetes Mellitus Dyslipidaemia Heart Diseases
COPD outcome present absent p-value present absent p-value present absent p-value present absent p-value present absent p-value present absent p-value
At least 2 exacerbations in the last 12 months 58 (38) 19 (37) 0.999 61 (36) 16 (49) 0.239 63 (42) 14 (25) 0.037 11 (58) 66 (35) 0.081 13 (29) 64 (40) 0.259 12 (48) 65 (36) 0.332
CAT ≥ 10 13 (7) 8 (15) 0.095 19 (10) 3 (8) 0.776 164 (92) 58 (88) 0.436 26 (96) 197 (91) 0.484 57 (93) 166 (90) 0.613 30 (97) 193 (90) 0.326
mMRC ≥ 2 113 (61) 34 (61) 0.999 127 (64) 21 (48) 0.077 113 (61) 39 (57) 0.660 21 (75) 132 (59) 0.151 31 (50) 122 (64) 0.073 24 (75) 128 (58) 0.109

GOLD 2019-C&D status

CAT-based

60 (40) 18 (37) 0.739 64 (38) 14 (45) 0.548 64 (43) 14 (26) 0.023 13 (62) 65 (36) 0.031 15 (33) 63 (40) 0.395 13 (52) 65 (36) 0.186

GOLD 2019-C&D status

mMRC-based

60 (40) 19 (37) 0.869 63 (37) 16 (49) 0.245 65 (43) 14 (26) 0.024 13 (62) 66 (36) 0.031 15 (33) 63 (40) 0.395 13 (50) 66 (37) 0.200

Cell values are presented as n (% of COPD outcome within morbidity status) of subjects with COPD outcome in each comorbid condition group and P-values are given by Chi-square test. Bold faceted text indicates P-values< 0.05. COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, GOLD 2019 Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease 2019 Guidelines, CAT Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test, mMRC Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnoea Scale