From: Early smoking lead to worse prognosis of COPD patients: a real world study
Variables | Early smoking (n = 149) | Late smoking (n = 149) | P-value | |||
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Age, years | 69(65.5,78) | 70(67, 79) | 0.035 | |||
Male, % | 148(99.3%) | 146(98.0%) | 0.314 | |||
BMI, kg/m2 | 21.63(18.72,24.31) | 21.16(18.67,24.45) | 0.736 | |||
Smoking index, packets/year | 40(30,56.5) | 40(30, 60) | 0.991 | |||
Spirometry(post-bronchodilation) | Â | Â | Â | |||
FEV1% predicted | 29(21,39.6) | 32.1(23,45) | 0.116 | |||
FEV1/FVC, % | 34(27.8,43.24) | 38.89(31.1,46.85) | 0.023 | |||
mMRC | 3(2,4) | 3(2,4) | 0.159 | |||
CAT | 23(18,28) | 24.5(19,29) | 0.429 | |||
Frequency of AEs in the last 12 months, times | 2(1,2) | 1(1,3) | 0.011 | |||
Frequency of admission for AECOPD in the last 12 months, times | 2(1,2) | 1(1,2) | 0.031 | |||
Laboratory investigations on admission | Â | Â | Â | |||
WBC count, x 109/L | 7.37(5.93,10.25) | 7.23(5.97,9.73) | 0.746 | |||
Neutrophil count, x 109/L | 5.44(4.02,7.66) | 5.05(4.02,8.43) | 0.478 | |||
Eosinophil count, x 109/L | 0.14(0.06,0.25) | 0.13(0.05,0.23) | 0.127 | |||
CRP, mg/l | 6.45(2.97,29.63) | 11.3(4.45,32.77) | 0.050 | |||
PCT, mg/l | 0.05(0.05, 0.12) | 0.1(0.05, 0.14) | 0.264 | |||
BNP, pg/ml | 135(50, 930) | 133(50, 560) | 0.917 | |||
PaCO2, mm/Hg | 50(43,61.3) | 50(42,62) | 0.331 | |||
PaO2, mm/Hg | 68(56,80) | 64(53,76) | 0.489 | |||
SaO2, % | 93 (88,96) | 92 (87,95) | 0.704 | |||
ICS therapy during stable stage, % | 81.2 | 77.9 | 0.474 | |||
Triple therapy during stable stage, % | 38.3 | 27.5 | 0.049 |