From: Telomere length dynamics over 10-years and related outcomes in patients with COPD
Variable | Total patients included (n = 134) | Alive after 10 year-follow-up (n = 42)‡ | Died during 10 year-follow-up (n = 43)‡ | p-value‡ |
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Age | 64 9 | 61 ± 8 | 69 ± 9 | 0.001 |
BMIa | 27 ± 5 | 27 ± 6 | 28 ± 5 | 0.781 |
Smoking habit (pack-year)a,c | 65 ± 26 | 61 ± 22 | 70 ± 31 | 0.139 |
Active smoking (%) | 43 | 52 | 33 | 0.069 |
FEV1 (L)a | 1.52 ± 0.62 | 1.61 ± 0.61 | 1.34 ± 0.56 | 0.038 |
FEV1 (% pred)a | 58 ± 21 | 61 ± 19 | 51 ± 21 | 0.027 |
FVC (% pred)a | 89 ± 24 | 90 ± 23 | 81 ± 25 | 0.070 |
FEV1/FVC (% pred)a | 51 ± 11 | 54 ± 10 | 49 ± 11 | 0.024 |
PaO2a | 72 ± 11 | 73 ± 10 | 68 ± 10 | 0.015 |
KCOa | 80 ± 26 | 90 ± 28 | 74 ± 23 | 0.009 |
IC/TLC (%)a | 34 ± 8 | 35 ± 8 | 33 ± 8 | 0.143 |
6MWD (mts)a | 495 ± 90 | 522 ± 83 | 474 ± 75 | 0.008 |
mMRC dysneab | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–2) | 0.703 |
BODE indexb | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–3) | 0.179 |
Charlson indexb | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–1) | 0.740 |