Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients by adherence; n = 357
From: Adherence to inhaled therapy and its impact on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
|  | Complete adherence (>  80%) | Partial adherence (50–80%) | Low adherence (<  50%) | All | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | 120 (33.6) | 85 (23.8) | 152 (42.6) | 357 | Â |
Sex, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.865 |
 Female (%, n = 122) | 42 (34.4) | 27 (22.1) | 53 (43.5) | 122 |  |
 Male (%, n = 235) | 78 (33.2) | 58 (24.7) | 99 (42.1) | 235 |  |
Age in years, mean (SD) | 67.0 (9.2) | 66.7 (9.9) | 66.0 (11.5) | 66.5 (10.4) | 0.920 |
FEV1%pred, mean (SD) | 49.2 (17.6) | 56.0 (18.3) | 59.2 (18.2) | 55.0 (18.5) | < 0.001 |
Smoking status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.081 |
 Current smoker | 33 (27.5) | 31 (36.5) | 62 (40.8) | 126 (35.3) |  |
 Former smoker | 81 (67.5) | 48 (56.5) | 76 (50.0) | 205 (57.4) |  |
 Never smoker | 3 (2.5) | 3 (3.5) | 8 (5.3) | 14 (3.9) |  |
 No information | 3 (2.5) | 3 (3.5) | 6 (3.9) | 12 (3.4) |  |