Characteristics | Obstructive lung disease | No obstructive lung disease | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
n = 65 (78%) | n = 18 (22%) | ||
Clinical diagnosis | |||
Asthma exacerbation | 39 (83%) | 8 (17%) | 0.29 |
COPD exacerbation | 26 (72%) | 10 (28%) | |
Age, years | |||
<35 | 11 (79%) | 3 (21%) | 0.55 |
35-64 | 43 (81%) | 10 (19%) | |
≥65 | 11 (69%) | 5 (31%) | |
Female | 42 (72%) | 14 (25%) | 0.40 |
BMI, kg/m 2 | |||
<18.5 (Underweight) | 4 (80%) | 1 (20%) | 0.009 |
18.5-24.9 (Normal) | 16 (100%) | 0 (0%) | |
25-29.9 (Overweight) | 15 (88%) | 2 (12%) | |
≥30 (Obese) | 30 (67%) | 15 (33%) | |
Median days from hospital admission to spirometry testing (IQR) | 1 (1 to 2) | 1 (1 to 2) | 0.30 |