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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: “Can do, don’t do” are not the lazy ones: a longitudinal study on physical functioning in patients with COPD

N = 283

 

Age, y

63 (58/68)

Male / Female, N

184 / 99

BMI, kg/m2

25.8 (22.4/28.7)

Waist / Hip ratio

0.97 (0.91/1.03)

Smoker / Former smoker, N (%)

67 (24) / 207 (73)

Pack years, N

40 (30/60)

mMRC score

2 (1/2)

CAT score

15 (11/20)

Anxiety score

4 (2/8)

Depression score

4 (2/7)

GOLD, N (%)

 I

25 (9)

 II

92 (33)

 III

103 (36)

 IV

63 (22)

COPD Risk Group, N (%)

 A

48 (17)

 B

192 (68)

 C

9 (3)

 D

34 (12)

FEV1, % pred.

44 (31/64)

RV/TLC, %

55.6 (11.7)

TLco, ml/mmHg/min

47 (35/68)

PaO2, kPa

9.04 (8.21/10.13)

PaCO2, kPa

5.03 (4.63/5.45)

SaO2, %

94.7 (93.0/96.0)

Number of comorbidities, N

3 (1/4)

Number of exacerbations in the previous year, N

1 (0/1)

Number of severe exacerbations in the previous year, N

0 (0/0)

Frequent exacerbator, N (%)

68 (24)

Survival time, days

2094 (1420/2483)

Retired person, N (%)

191 (68)

6MWD, m

418.3 (125.7)

6MWD, % pred.

79.4 (23.1)

SpO2 after 6MWT, %

90 (84/95)

Steps per day, N

4421 (2522/6863)

  1. BMI body mass index, mMRC modified medical research council, CAT COPD assessment test, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in one second, RV/TLC residual volume to total lung capacity ratio, TLco diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide, PaO2 partial pressure of oxygen; PaCO2 partial pressure of carbon dioxide; SaO2 oxygen saturation, 6MWD 6-min walking distance.