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Table 1 Patient characteristics in the asthma and COPD groups, mean ± SD and %.

From: Impact of patient characteristics, education and knowledge on emergency room visits in patients with asthma and COPD: a descriptive and correlative study

 

Asthma

n = 84

COPD

n = 52

p-value

Age, years

55 ± 18

69 ± 9

< 0.01

Sex, % female

64

50

0.12

BMI, kg/m2

26 ± 5

26 ± 6

0.47

Respiratory symptoms, years

18 ± 14

15 ± 13

0.26

Ever smoked, %

52

94

< 0.01

Pack years, years

8 ± 14

32 ± 21

< 0.01

Current smokers, %

18

19

0.84

ER visits the previous year, %

61

81

0.02

High school or university education (>10 years), %

62

27

< 0.01

Physical activity, mainly sitting, %

10

37

< 0.01

Physical activity, sitting and walking < 4 days per week, %

93

96

0.45

LABA, %

59

64

0.59

ICS, %

90

76

0.03

LABA + ICS, %

54

60

0.53

Tiotropium, %

3

28

0.01

Co-morbidity, %

34

51

< 0.05

  1. ER: Emergency room visits, BMI: Body Mass Index; LABA: Long Acting Beta Agonist; ICS: Inhaled Corticosteroid