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Table 2 Baseline characteristics classified by 10-year mortality status in 5,152 participants

From: Low oxygen saturation and mortality in an adult cohort: the Tromsø study

 

Total (n)

Dead (n)

%

p-value

All

5,152

1,046

(20.3)

 

Sex

   

<0.001

  Female

2,887

459

(15.9)

 

  Male

2,265

587

(25.9)

 

Age (years)

   

<0.001*

  <60

1,085

43

(4.0)

 

  60-70

2,135

274

(12.8)

 

  ≥70

1,932

729

(37.7)

 

Self-reported diseases

  

CVD

   

<0.001

  No

4,263

742

(17.4)

 

  Yes

889

304

(34.2)

 

Asthma

   

<0.001

  No

4,682

914

(19.5)

 

  Yes

470

132

(28.1)

 

COPD

   

<0.001

  No

4,881

950

(19.5)

 

  Yes

271

96

(35.4)

 

Diabetes

   

<0.001

  No

4,921

959

(19.5)

 

  Yes

231

87

(37.7)

 

Hypertension

   

<0.001

  No

3,881

697

(18.0)

 

  Yes

1271

349

(27.5)

 

Smoking history

  

<0.001*

  Never

1,736

269

(15.5)

 

  Former

2,083

464

(22.3)

 

  Current

1,333

313

(23.5)

 

Self-reported symptoms

   

Dyspnoea#

   

<0.001*

  0

2,749

486

(17.7)

 

  1

2,046

437

(21.4)

 

  ≥2

357

123

(34.5)

 

Chronic cough with sputum

   

  No

4,765

920

(19.3)

<0.001

  Yes

387

126

(32.6)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

   

<0.001*

  <18.5

49

22

(44.9)

 

  18.5-24.9

1,671

367

(22.0)

 

  25.0-29.9

2,342

451

(19.3)

 

  ≥30.0

1,060

193

(18.2)

 

CRP (mg/L)

   

<0.001

  <5

4,328

808

(18.7)

 

  ≥5

741

213

(28.7)

 

FEV1% predicted

  

<0.001*

  <50

194

99

(51.0)

 

  50–80

1,672

434

(26.0)

 

  ≥80

3,122

456

(14.6)

 

FEV1/FVC%

  

<0.001

  <70

1,101

386

(35.1)

 

  ≥70

3,911

612

(15.6)

 

SpO2 (%)

   

<0.001*

  ≤92

53

25

(47.2)

 

  93–95

537

163

(30.4)

 

  ≥96

4,562

858

(18.8)

 
  1. *Chi-square trend.
  2. #Dyspnoea: 0, no dyspnoea; 1, dyspnoea walking rapidly on level ground or up a moderate slope; ≥2, dyspnoea walking slowly on level ground, washing or dressing, or at rest.
  3. Definitions of abbreviations: CVD, cardiovascular disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; BMI, body mass index; CRP, C-reactive protein; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, forced vital capacity; SpO2, arterial oxygen saturation as measured by pulse oximetry.