Table 1 General characteristics
From: Knowledge gaps in patients with COPD and their proxies
|  | Patients with COPD (n = 194) | Resident proxies (n = 194) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Male, n (%) | 102 (52.6%) | 87 (44.8%) | 0.128 |
Age (years), mean (SD)a | 66.0 (8.7) | 64.8 (9.7) | 0.329 |
Relationship, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.801 |
 - Married or partners | 191 (98.5%) | 191 (98.5%) |  |
 - Parent/child | 3 (1.5%) | 3 (1.5%) |  |
Years living together, mean (SD) | 37 (14) | 37 (14) | 0.877 |
Tiffeneau Index <70%, n (%) | 194 (100%) | 56 (29.5%)†| <0.001 |
FEV1 (% predicted), mean (SD)a | 47.2 (17.8) | 104.1 (25.6)†| <0.001 |
Charlson comorbidity index, mean (SD)a | 2.3 (1.4) | 1.2 (1.6) | <0.001 |
Current smoker, n (%) | 33 (17.0%) | 63 (32.5%) | <0.001 |
Short Blessed Test (points), mean (SD) | 1.6 (2.1) | 1.3 (3.0) | 0.150 |
Level of education, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.671 |
 - Intermediate vocational education or lower | 166 (85.6%) | 163 (84.0%) |  |
 - Secondary general education or higher | 28 (14.4%) | 31 (16.0%) |  |
Working situation, n (%) | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 - Paid job | 17 (8.8%) | 40 (20.6%) |  |
 - Retired | 97 (50.0%) | 78 (40.2%) |  |
 - Household work | 23 (11.9%) | 45 (23.2%) |  |
 - Unable to work | 46 (23.7%) | 18 (9.3%) |  |
 - Other (volunteer, or unemployed) | 11 (5.7%) | 13 (6.7%) |  |
Receiving care in past 6Â months | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 - Informal care, n (%) | 32 (16.5%) | 3 (1.5%) |  |
 - Care from professional, n (%) | 40 (20.6%) | 5 (2.6%) |  |
Participated in a rehabilitation program, n (%) | Â | Â | <0.001 |
 - Pulmonary rehabilitation | 84 (43.3%) | 7 (3.6%) |  |
 - Other rehabilitation program | 24 (12.4%) | 23 (11.9%) |  |