Table 1 Anthropological and clinical characteristics of 107 patients hospitalized with an acute exacerbation of COPD

Age (years; mean + SD)*

67.1 ± 11.2

77.6 ± 9.5

Sex (male/female)

33/27

19/28

Hematological parameters

Hb (mg/dL; mean ± SD)

14.2 ± 1.4

10.6 ± 1.3

Hct (%; mean ± SD)

42.8 ± 4.6

32.5 ± 4.1

MCV (fl; mean ± SD)

86.8 ± 10.7

86.0 ± 9.2

RBC (10⁶/μl; mean ± SD)

4.8 ± 0.6

3.7 ± 0.5

MCH (pg; mean ± SD)

31.3 ± 9.2

28.7 ± 2.6

MCHC( g/dl; mean ± SD)

33.0 ± 1.5

32.5 ± 1.0

Co-morbidities

CHF (%)

10 (17%)

14 (30%)

CHD (%)

13 (22%)

9 (19%)

Hypertension (%)

21 (35%)

17 (36%)

Diabetes Mellitus (%)

11 (18%)

15 (32%)

Atrial Fibrillation (%)

4 (7%)

10 (21%)

Peripheral Vascular Disease

4(7%)

8 (17%)

Creatinine ≥ 1.5 mg/dl (%)

11 (18%)

17 (36%)