MRC 1 and 2 | MRC 3, 4 and 5 | |
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N (%) | 1,231 (62%) | 769 (38%) |
Male, n (%) | 656 (53%) | 392 (51%) |
Female, n (%) | 575 (47%) | 377 (49%) |
Mean age, years (SE) | 52.03 (0.28) | 54.54 (0.35) |
MRC breathlessness scale by country, n (%)* | ||
Australia | 84 (56%) | 66 (44%) |
Brazil | 106 (71%) | 44 (29%) |
Canada | 70 (47%) | 80 (53%) |
China | 110 (73%) | 40 (27%) |
Denmark | 50 (50%) | 50 (50%) |
France | 79 (53%) | 71 (47%) |
Germany | 84 (56%) | 66 (44%) |
Italy | 113 (75%) | 37 (25%) |
The Netherlands | 94 (63%) | 56 (37%) |
Poland | 98 (65%) | 52 (35%) |
South Korea | 101 (67%) | 49 (33%) |
Spain | 107 (71%) | 43 (29%) |
Turkey | 72 (72%) | 28 (28%) |
The UK | 63 (42%) | 87 (58%) |
Have you ever taken a pulmonary function test? n (%) | ||
Yes | 960 (78%) | 678 (88%) |
No | 223 (18%) | 64 (8%) |
Current smoking behaviour | ||
More than 20 cigarettes per day, n (%) | 136 (11%) | 91 (12%) |
Up to 20 cigarettes per day, n (%) | 536 (44%) | 295 (38%) |
Former smoker, n (%) | 396 (32%) | 307 (40%) |
Never smoked, n (%) | 163 (13%) | 76 (10%) |
Days negatively affected by COPD in a 30 day month, mean days (SE) | 10 (0.27) | 18 (0.37) |
COPD symptoms experienced, n (%) | ||
Breathlessness on exertion | 958 (78%) | 704 (92%) |
Fatigue | 752 (61%) | 606 (79%) |
Mucus/sputum/phlegm production | 731 (59%) | 505 (66%) |
Chronic/troublesome cough | 729 (59%) | 484 (63%) |
Regular chest infections especially in winter | 500 (41%) | 439 (57%) |
Leg pain on walking | 331 (27%) | 340 (44%) |
Chest pain on walking | 218 (18%) | 277 (36%) |
Other | 24 (2%) | 15 (2%) |
How seriously does your doctor take your COPD? n (%) | ||
Very seriously | 297 (24%) | 331 (43%) |
Fairly seriously | 480 (39%) | 303 (39%) |
Not particularly seriously | 347 (28%) | 107 (14%) |
Not at all seriously | 51 (4%) | 11 (1%) |
How well do patients think their COPD is controlled? n (%) | ||
Not at all well | 47 (4%) | 54 (7%) |
Not particularly well | 255 (21%) | 204 (27%) |
Quite well | 718 (58%) | 443 (58%) |
Very well | 178 (14%) | 51 (7%) |