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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies (n = 13)

From: Assessment of comorbidities and prognosis in patients with COPD diagnosed with the fixed ratio and the lower limit of normal: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Year

Country

Study Design

N

Age (yrs.)

Male (%)

History of smoking (%)

Comorbidities

NOS

AHRQ

Lea Sator

2019

Austria

Cohort

16,177

≥40

7894 (48.8)

47.2

①③④

7

NA

Yunus Çolak

2018

Denmark

Cohort

95,288

20–100

42,883 (45.0)

57.3

â‘ â‘¡â‘£

9

NA

Martin R Miller

2018

England

Cross-sectional

3721

40–79

1965 (52.8)

54.6

①②③④

NA

10

Claudio Pedone

2017

Italy

Cohort

882

≥65

203 (23.1)

NA

①②③④

9

NA

Suneela Zaigham

2015

Sweden

Cohort

689

≥55

689 (100)

84.5

â‘£

9

NA

Wouter van Dijk

2015

Canada

Cross-sectional

4882

57.0 ± 11.0

2093 (43)

57

â‘ 

NA

8

Eralda Turkeshi

2015

Belgium

Cohort

411

84.6 ± 3.4

152 (37)

NA

NA

9

NA

Surya P Bhatt

2014

USA

Cohort

7743

45–80

4342 (56.1)

NA

NA

9

NA

Per Wollmer

2013

Sweden

Cohort

689

≥55

689 (100)

84.5

â‘ 

8

NA

Firdaus A

2013

Netherlands

Cohort

1108

62.5 ± 5.2

NA

52.8

NA

7

NA

David M Mannino

2006

USA

Cohort

4965

≥65

2155 (43.4)

54.1

NA

8

NA

David M. Mannino

2012

USA

Cohort

13,847

≥25

6495 (46.9)

56.3

NA

8

NA

Reinier P. Akkermans

2012

Netherlands

Cohort

4045

35–60

2513 (62.1)

NA

NA

9

NA

  1. Abbreviations: NOS Newcastle Ottawa Scale, AHRQ agency for healthcare research and quality; Comorbidities: â‘  heart disease, â‘¡ heart failure, â‘¢ stroke, â‘£ Diabetes Mellitus; NA not applicable