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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants

From: Which bronchodilator reversibility criteria can predict severe acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients?

Characteristics

All participants (n = 854)

Age (mean, SD)

68.3 (7.6)

Male (N, %)

776 (90.9)

Cohorts registration (N, %)

 SNUH

101 (11.8)

 CODA

110 (12.9)

 KOCOSS

325 (38.1)

 KOLD

318 (37.2)

BMI (mean, SD)

23.0 (3.4)

Weight (mean, SD)

61.7 (10.7)

Height (mean, SD)

163.6 (7.4)

Smoking habits

 None smoker

81/851 (9.5)

 Ex-smoker

538/851 (63.2)

 Current smoker

232/851 (27.3)

Pack-year (mean, SD)

43.3 (28.7)

Comorbidities (N, %)

 Diabetes mellitus

111/825 (13.5)

 Heart disease

67/841 (8.0)

 Cancer

24/519 (4.6)

Symptom scores

 CAT (mean, SD)

15.4 (7.9)

  CAT ≥10 (N, %)

455/614 (74.1)

 SGRQ (mean, SD)

33.1 (17.3)

  SGRQ ≥25 (N, %)

258/418 (61.7)

 mMRC (mean, SD)

1.61 (1.01)

  mMRC ≥2 (N, %)

403/834 (48.3)

Severe acute exacerbation within 1-year before enrollment (N, %)

93 (10.9)

Pulmonary function test, mean(SD)

 Initial FVC post (L)/(%)

3.18 (0.82)/87.6 (18.6)

 Initial FEV1 post (L)/(%)

1.56 (0.55)/60.9 (19.7)

 Initial FEV1 ≥ 50% (N, %)

586 (68.6)

 Initial FEV1/FVC ratio post, mean(SD)

49.2 (11.7)

BDR criteria, N (%)

 BDR >12% and 200 ml (FEV1) (GOLD)

167 (19.6)

 BDR ≥12% and 200 ml (FEV1 or FVC) (ATS)

255 (29.9)

 BDR ≥15% (FEV1) (ACCP)

187 (21.9)

 BDR >8% (FEV1)

383 (44.9)

 BDR ≥15% and 400 ml (FEV1) (Spanish ACOS)

30 (3.5)

 BDR >12% and 400 ml (FEV1) (ACOS GINA)

30 (3.5)

 Post FEV1% - pre FEV1 % ≥ 10% (ERS)

124 (14.5)

  1. SNUH Seoul National University Hospital Airway Registry, CODA COPD in Dusty Area Registry, KOCOSS Korean COPD Subgroup Study, KOLD Korean Obstructive Lung Disease Cohort, N number, SD standard deviation, NR not recorded, CAT COPD assessment test, SGRQ St. George’s respiratory questionnaire, mMRC modified medical research council dyspnea scale, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in one second, FVC forced vital capacity, BDR bronchodilator reversibility