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Table 1 Patient demographics, symptoms and perceptions

From: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and exacerbations: Patient insights from the global Hidden Depths of COPD survey

 

MRC 1 and 2

MRC 3, 4 and 5

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%)

  1. MRC=Medical Research Council breathlessness scale; SE=standard error; COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
  2. *N=150 for each country except for Denmark and Turkey where N=100.