Total group (n = 67) | Patients with thoracic pain (n = 36) | Patients without thoracic pain (n = 31) | p-value | |
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Demographics | ||||
Male | 40 (59.7 %) | 17 (47.2 %) | 23 (74.2 %) | 0.05 |
Age, years | 64.9 (10.2) | 62.0 (9.2) | 68.2 (10.5) | 0.01 |
Lung function | ||||
FEV1, l | 1.3 (0.6) | 1.4 (0.8) | 1.2 (0.4) | 0.17 |
FEV1, % pred | 50.0 (20.3) | 52.8 (23.3) | 46.7 (16.0) | 0.21 |
Tiffeneau index (%) | 39.0 (13.2) | 40.2 (13.7) | 37.6 (12.7) | 0.44 |
FRCa, l | 4.5 (1.1) | 4.3 (0.9) | 4.8 (1.3) | 0.09 |
FRCa, % pred | 143.5 (35.0) | 144.0 (35.8) | 142.9 (34.5) | 0.90 |
RVb, l | 3.5 (1.0) | 3.4 (0.9) | 3.6 (1.1) | 0.26 |
RVb, % pred | 157.5 (50.4) | 161.2 (51.2) | 153.3 (50.1) | 0.54 |
TLCb, l | 6.7 (1.3) | 6.6 (1.1) | 6.8 (1.5) | 0.48 |
TLCb, % pred | 113.9 (17.9) | 118.0 (16.6) | 109.2 (18.3) | 0.05 |
TLCOb, mmol/min/kPa | 4.5 (2.2) | 4.9 (2.6) | 4.0 (1.4) | 0.23e |
TLCOb, % pred | 54.0 (21.4) | 58.4 (24.7) | 49.1 (16.0) | 0.15e |
KCOb | 0.9 (0.3) | 1.0 (0.3) | 0.9 (0.3) | 0.30 |
KCOb, % pred | 67.8 (23.1) | 68.0 (24.8) | 67.5 (21.5) | 0.93 |
Clinical characteristics | ||||
BMI, kg/m2 | 27.1 (5.7) | 27.9 (5.4) | 26.1 (6.0) | 0.19 |
Current Smokers | 8 (11.9 %) | 4 (11.1 %) | 4 (12.9 %) | 1.00 |
mMRC score, pointsc | 2.6 (0.9) | 2.6 (0.9) | 2.5 (1.0) | 0.64 |
CAT score, pointsd | 23.3 (6.9) | 25.4 (5.4) | 21.0 (7.7) | 0.01 |
HADS-A, pointsd | 7.8 (4.9) | 8.8 (5.0) | 6.6 (4.6) | 0.08 |
HADS-D, pointsd | 8.0 (4.4) | 9.1 (4.4) | 6.8 (4.1) | 0.03 |
6MWD, metersa | 411.5 (120.6) | 404.5 (121.6) | 419.7 (121.1) | 0.62 |
6MWD, % preda | 66.5 (19.5) | 65.2 (20.1) | 68.0 (19.1) | 0.58 |
Comorbidities | ||||
Charlson comorbidity index score, points) | 1.9 (1.3) | 1.7 (1.1) | 2.2 (1.6) | 0.11e |
IHD | 11 (16.4 %) | 5 (13.9 %) | 6 (19.4 %) | 0.79 |
PAD | 12 (17.9 %) | 6 (16.7 %) | 6 (19.4 %) | 1.0 |
DM | 10 (14.9 %) | 4 (11.1 %) | 6 (19.4 %) | 0.55 |