Table 2 Respiratory symptoms in atopic and non-atopic COPD patients at baseline stratified by gender
From: Atopy is a risk factor for respiratory symptoms in COPD patients: results from the EUROSCOP study
Respiratory symptoms | Total population | Males | Females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1163 patients | 843 patients | 320 cases | ||||
Atopic | Non-atopic | Atopic | Non-atopic | Atopic | Non-atopic | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Subjects number | 213 (18.3) | 950 (81.7) | 181 (21.5) | 662 (78.5) | 32 (10) | 288 (90) |
Wheezing at anytime | 111 (52.1) | 527 (55.5) | 95 (52.5) | 353 (53.3) | 16 (50) | 174 (60.4) |
Cough day/night or a.m. | 155 (72.8)* | 609 (64.1) | 110 (60.8)* | 291 (44.0) | 18 (56.2) | 170 (59.0) |
Phlegm day/night or a.m. | 127 (59.6)# | 498 (52.4) | 87 (48.1)* | 244 (36.9) | 12 (37.5) | 101 (35.1) |
Trouble with breathing | 104 (48.8) | 443 (46.7) | 85 (47.0) | 287 (43.4) | 19 (59.4) | 156 (54.2) |
Woken with chest tightness | 24 (11.3) | 102 (10.7) | 16 (8.8) | 68 (10.3) | 8 (25.0)* | 34 (11.8) |
Attack of dyspnea after activity | 82 (38.5) | 350 (36.8) | 68 (48.1) | 234 (35.3) | 14 (43.8) | 116 (40.3) |