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Table 2 Comorbidities in COPD and asthmatic patients

From: Do blood eosinophils strictly reflect airway inflammation in COPD? Comparison with asthmatic patients

Variables

COPD (n = 57)

Asthma (n = 89)

P-values

OSAS, n (%)

15 (26.3)

19 (21.3)

0.56

Obesity, n (%)

19 (33.3)

20 (22.5)

0.192

Hypertension, n (%)

30 (52.6)

29 (32.6)

0.03

Ischemic heart disease, n (%)

14 (24.6)

1 (1.1)

< 0.0001

Atrial fibrillation, n (%)

12 (21.1)

4 (4.5)

0.03

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

5 (8.8)

8 (9.0)

1.0

  1. OSAS obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome