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Table 2 Patient demographics, clinical characteristics and prior treatments among non-infected and infected patients

From: Reduced airway levels of fatty-acid binding protein 4 in COPD: relationship with airway infection and disease severity

 

Non-infected (n = 40)

Infected (n = 12)

P value

Age

63.7 ± 7.6

69.9 ± 6.9

0.02

Male, n (%)

23 (57.5)

11 (91.7)

0.04

Smoking status, n (%)

 Never

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.7

 Former

31 (77.5)

10 (83.3)

 

 Current

9 (22.5)

2 (16.7)

 

Pack-years

42.3 ± 20.0

47.8 ± 16.1

0.2

Comorbid conditions, n (%)

 Cardiovascular

13 (32.5)

6 (50)

0.3

 Hypertension

15 (37.5)

6 (50)

0.4

 Diabetes

0 (0)

0 (0)

1

 Gastroesophageal reflux

14 (35)

6 (50)

0.3

Treatment, n (%)

 ICS

22 (55)

6 (50)

0.5

 LABA

32 (80)

8 (66.7)

0.3

 LAMA

32 (80)

11 (91.7)

0.3

FEV1 (% pred)

58 ± 169

61 ± 17

0.6

FVC (% pred)

87 ± 16

76 ± 17

0.04

BMI (kg/m2)

26.4 ± 4.8

26.0 ± 4.4

0.8

GOLD stage, n (%)

 A

13 (32.5)

6 (50)

0.4

 B

8 (20)

1 (8.3)

 

 C

9 (22.5)

1 (8.3)

 

 D

10 (25)

4 (33.4)

 

Prior exacerbations, n (%)

 0

16 (40)

4 (33.3)

0.9

 1

8 (20)

3 (25)

 

  ≥ 2

16 (40)

5 (41.7)

 

Weeks from last exacerbation

26.2 ± 18.9

27.3 ± 19.1

0.6

CAT questionnaire

11.2 ± 6.5

10.5 ± 7.6

0.6

  1. Data is presented as mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated