Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients of the full analysis set
Total population | Germany | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 1019 | 549 | 470 |
Age [years] | 66.3 ± 9.7 | 65.4 ± 9.5 | 67.2 ± 9.7 |
% male | 706 (69.3) | 315 (57.4) | 391 (83.2) |
Duration of COPD [years] | 6.7 ± 6.7 | 7.3 ± 6.8 | 5.9 ± 6.6 |
Emphysema | 581 (57.0) | 349 (63.6) | 232 (49.4) |
Chronic bronchitis | 680 (66.7) | 371 (67.6) | 309 (65.7) |
Bronchiectasis | 75 (7.4) | 25 (4.6) | 50 (10.6) |
Asthma | 122 (12.0) | 75 (13.7) | 47 (10.0) |
FEV1 [L] | 1.47 ± 0.69 | 1.40 ± 0.72 | 1.55 ± 0.65 |
FEV1 [% predicted] | 53.0 ± 20.7 | 50.2 ± 20.7 | 56.2 ± 20.3 |
FEV1/FVC [%] | 53.1 ± 11.7 | 53.2 ± 12.2 | 53.0 ± 11.1 |
Exacerbations last year | 564 (55.3) | 273 (49.7) | 291 (61.9) |
Current smoker | 267 (26.2) | 135 (24.6) | 132 (28.1) |
Ex-smoker | 721 (70.8) | 395 (72.0) | 326 (69.4) |
Never smoker | 31 (3.0) | 19 (3.5) | 12 (2.6) |
Pack years | 51.2 ± 36.4 | 45.4 ± 35.7 | 57.9 ± 36.1 |