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Table 3 Baseline characteristics of COPD subjects with chronic bronchitis (CB) and those without CB within each cohort

From: Genetic susceptibility for chronic bronchitis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

 

COPDGene NHWs

GenKOLS

ECLIPSE

CB

No CB

CB

No CB

CB

No CB

N

844

1968

311

552

507

1257

Age, years

62.8 (8.3)

65.5 (8.0)

65.3 (10.0)

65.7 (10.1)

62.3 (7.7)

64.2 (6.8)

Pack-years

59.2 (28.6)

55.1 (27.6)

34.0 (20.4)

30.9 (17.3)

51.6 (30.2)

49.8 (26.2)

Current smoker (%)

53.3

26.7

54.0

42.8

51.4

28.5

FEV1,% predicted

48.6 (17.4)

50.1 (18.2)

46.9 (16.8)

52.7 (17.5)

46.3 (15.3)

48.2 (15.7)

Sex (% male)

61.8

53.0

64.6

57.6

75.7

63.5

  1. Data are presented as mean (SD) or percentage, as appropriate.
  2. Definition of abbreviations: CB chronic bronchitis, NHW Non-Hispanic white.