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Table 5 Clinical characteristics of asthma patients with PPCs (+) or (−)

From: Risk factors of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients with asthma and COPD

Variables

PPC (+) n = 22

PPC (−) n = 235

p-value

gender, male/female

10 / 12

101 / 134

0.82*

age, years

56.5 ± 15.4

53.5 ± 16.1

0.43†

BMI, kg/m2

23.1 ± 3.0

23.3 ± 4.7

0.95†

Smoking Index, pack-years

18.3 ± 23.8

8.6 ± 15.9

0.15†

%VC, %

107.8 ± 22.1

110.7 ± 17.8

0.61†

%FEV1, %

96.5 ± 22.8

91.3 ± 19.3

0.15†

Peripheral blood eosinophil, /mm3

245 ± 183

337 ± 271

0.085†

GINA STEP ≥ 3, y/n

16 / 6

116 / 119

0.061*

Perioperative CS (+), y/n

17 / 5

116 / 119

0.022*

ASA-PS, 1/2/3-

1 / 19 / 2

13 / 201 / 19

0.97*

Upper abdominal surgery, y/n

4 / 18

15 / 220

0.11‡

Laparoscopic surgery, y/n

4 / 18

32 / 203

0.52‡

Operation time, min

200 ± 150

141 ± 86

0.023†

  1. Data are presented as n or mean ± SD, unless otherwise stated
  2. CS systemic corticosteroids
  3. ASA-PS American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status
  4. *chi-square test, †Mann-Whitney U test, ‡Fisher’s exact test