From: Telomere length dynamics over 10-years and related outcomes in patients with COPD
Variable | Baseline | 10 year-follow-up | p-value |
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T/S ratioa | 0.62 ± 0.22 | 0.45 ± 0.14 | < 0.0001 |
TL (bp)a | 7583 ± 2328 | 5755 ± 1455 | < 0.0001 |
BMIa | 27 ± 6 | 27 ± 6 | 0.981 |
Active smoking (%) | 52 | 40 | < 0.0001 |
FEV1 (L)a | 1.61 ± 0.61 | 1.36 ± 0.57 | < 0.0001 |
FEV1 (% pred)a | 61 ± 19 | 56 ± 18 | 0.014 |
FVC (% pred)a | 90 ± 23 | 86 ± 24 | 0.043 |
FEV1/FVC (% pred)a | 54 ± 10 | 51 ± 10 | 0.022 |
PaO2a | 73 ± 10 | 68 ± 10 | < 0.0001 |
KCOa | 90 ± 28 | 76 ± 24 | 0.006 |
IC/TLC (%)a | 36 ± 8 | 31 ± 9 | 0.001 |
6MWD (mts)a | 520 ± 84 | 448 ± 125 | < 0.0001 |
mMRC dysneab | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–2) | 0.209 |
BODE indexb | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–3) | 0.003 |
Charlson indexb | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–1) | < 0.0001 |