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Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of health outcomes population and all randomized patients (efficacy population)

From: Health status in the TORCH study of COPD: treatment efficacy and other determinants of change

Variable

Placebo

(n = 1231)

SAL

(n = 1232)

FP

(n = 1248)

SFC

(n = 1240)

Total HO population

(n = 4951)

Total population

(n = 6112)

Age at enrollment (years)

65.0 (8.2)

65.2 (8.2)

65.0 (8.5)

65.0 (8.3)

65.1 (8.3)

65.0 (8.3)

Male gender (%)

921 (75)

926 (75)

923 (74)

912 (74)

3682 (74)

4631 (76)

BMI (kg/m2)

25.8 (5.2)

25.7 (5.1)

25.6 (5.2)

25.6 (5.3)

25.7 (5.2)

25.4 (5.18)

Geographical region (%)

      

USA

342 (27.8)

344 (27.9)

348 (27.9)

345 (27.8)

1379 (27.9)

1388 (22.7)

Asia-Pacific

89 (7.2)

93 (7.5)

95 (7.6)

93 (7.5)

370 (7.5)

758 (12.4)

Eastern Europe

185 (15)

186 (15.1)

185 (14.8)

184 (14.8)

740 (14.9)

1154 (18.9)

Western Europe

410 (33.3)

405 (32.9)

413 (33.1)

409 (33)

1637 (33.1)

1908 (31.2)

Other

205 (16.7)

204 (16.6)

207 (16.6)

209 (16.9)

825 (16.7)

935 (15.3)

Current smoker (%)

538 (44)

536 (44)

543 (44)

539 (43)

2156 (44)

2630 (43)

Pack-years smoked

49.5 (27.5)

50.6 (28.6)

50.0 (28.8)

47.7 (26.6)

49.4 (27.9)

48.5 (27.4)

Post-bronchodilator FEV1 (l)*

1.24 (0.42)

1.21 (0.40)

1.22 (0.42)

1.24 (0.43)

1.23 (0.42)

1.22 (0.42)

Post-bronchodilator FEV1 (% predicted*)

44.5 (12.3)

43.7 (12.4)

44.3 (12.3)

44.6 (12.3)

44.3 (12.3)

44.0 (12.4)

Reversibility (% predicted FEV1)*

3.7 (3.8)

3.7 (4.0)

3.6 (3.7)

3.7 (3.6)

3.7 (3.8)

3.7 (3.7)

Pre-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio*

48.4 (11.0)

48.6 (11.0)

48.1 (10.8)

48.1 (10.8)

48.3 (10.9)

48.6 (10.8)

Baseline SGRQ total score

49.0 (17.4)

49.9 (16.6)

49.5 (17.1)

48.9 (17.4)

49.3 (17.1)

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  1. Data are mean (standard deviation) unless otherwise indicated
  2. *Data are from visit one (screening)
  3. BMI = body mass index; FP = fluticasone propionate; FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC = forced vital capacity; HO = health outcomes; SAL = salmeterol; SFC = salmeterol+fluticasone propionate; SGRQ = St George's Respiratory Questionnaire