Table 1.
Patients’ clinical and demographic details
| Demographics | Clinical parameters | Patients (n=346) |
| Sex | Female | 223 (64%) |
| Age | Years* | 57.76 (50.95, 65.83) |
| Corpulence | Height (m) (n=271) | 1.64 (1.58, 1.7) |
| Weight (kg) (n=268) | 64.75 (52.7, 76) | |
| BMI (n=268) | 23.86 (19.95, 29.4) | |
| Underweight | 48 (18%) | |
| Normal weight | 107 (40%) | |
| Overweight | 52 (19%) | |
| Obese | 61 (23%) | |
| Smoking | Ever smoker | 314 (92%) |
| Pack years (n=91) | 20 (8, 33.75) | |
| Spirometry | Had PFT | 283 (82%) |
| Restrictive impairment (n=272) | 89 (33%) | |
| Airway obstruction | 183 (65%) | |
| Mixed impairment (n=272) | 165 (58%) | |
| BDRT (n=227) | 55 (24%) | |
| BDRU (n=227) | 101 (44%) | |
| Comorbidities recorded on EMR | Any chronic airway disease | 334 (97%) |
| COPD | 307 (92%) | |
| Bronchiectasis | 106 (32%) | |
| Asthma | 54 (16%) | |
| Radiology | Had radiology report available | 335 (97%) |
| COPD | 96 (29%) | |
| Bronchiectasis | 44 (13%) | |
| COPD and bronchiectasis | 46 (14%) | |
| No COPD and no bronchiectasis | 149 (44%) | |
| Healthcare data | Any respiratory presentation | 288 (83%) |
| PHC respiratory presentation | 198 (57%) | |
| Hospital respiratory admission | 201 (58%) | |
| Mortality | 28 (8%) |
Data displayed as n (%) or median (IQR).
Underweight: BMI <18.5 kg/m2.
Normal weight: BMI 18.5 to <25 kg/m2.
Overweight: BMI 25 to <30 kg/m2.
Obese: BMI ≥30 kg/m2.
*Current age defined as age at data collection.
BDRT, traditional bronchodilator response criteria; BDRU, updated BDR; BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; EMR, electronic medical record; PFT, pulmonary function test; PHC, primary healthcare.