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. 2021 Oct 6;11:19875. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-99238-4

Table 1.

COPDGene study subjects.

Demographics N = 2590
Mean ± SD or distribution
Age, years 65.5 ± 8.6
Sex (Female/Male) 1257/1333
Race (Non-Hispanic White/African American) 1940/650
Smoking status (Current/Former) (n = 2580) 909/1671
Smoking History, pack-years (n = 2579) 44.0 ± 24.0
GOLD stage (n = 2541)
4 101
3 245
2 505
1 258
Control 1101
PRISm * 331
FEV1% predicted (n = 2541) 78.6 ± 24.2
FEV1/FVC (n = 2540) 0.68 ± 0.15
Percent emphysema at -950HU (n = 2388) 5.5 ± 9.2
Body mass index kg/m2 (n = 2581) 29.0 ± 6.3
Airway wall thickness, segmental bronchi (n = 2385) 1.03 ± 0.22
Severe exacerbation in the year prior ** (no/yes) (n = 2581) 2367/214
Treated with chronic oral corticosteroids (no/yes) (n = 2538) 2504/34
Survival (alive/deceased) *** 2431/159
MMRC dyspnea score (n = 2581)
0 1316
1 344
2 315
3 424
4 182
6-min walk distance ft (n = 2539) 1311 ± 442
Comorbidity score **** (range 0 to 14) (n = 2581) 2.97 ± 1.98

FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC = forced vital capacity; PRISm = Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry; mMRC = Modified Medical Research Council dyspnea score.

*PRISm (FEV1 < 80% predicted with FEV1/FVC ≥ 0.7)38.

**Emergency department or hospital admission.

***Survival status as of October 2018.

****Sum of comorbidities reported, considering Coronary Heart disease, Diabetes, Congestive heart failure, Stroke, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Hypertension, High cholesterol, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Stomach ulcers, Obesity, Sleep apnea, Hay fever, Peripheral Vascular Disease53.