Table 1 Population characteristics and health status of 257 COPD patients of rural/semi-urban areas of Greece
Characteristics and health status | Total Group N = 257 | Good-Intermediate adherence N = 59 (25.9%) | Poor adherence N = 169 (74.1%) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age; mean (SD) | 65 (12.3) | 69.3 (13.4) | 64.7 (12.0) | 0.004 |
BMI; mean (SD) | 29 (5.3) | 29.7 (6.1) | 29.3 (5.0) | 0.603 |
Males; n (%) | 204 (79.4) | 45 (76.3) | 133 (78.7) | 0.837 |
Occupational status; n (%) | ||||
Employed | 74 (33.3) | 10 (20.8) | 52 (33.5) | 0.038 |
Unemployed/housewife | 25 (11.3) | 3 (6.3) | 22 (14.2) | |
Retired | 123 (55.4) | 35 (72.9) | 81 (52.3) | |
Smoking status; n (%) | ||||
Current | 143 (55.6) | 25 (42.4) | 98 (58) | 0.120 |
Ex | 83 (32.3) | 25 (42.4) | 50 (29.6) | |
Never | 31 (12.1) | 9 (15.3) | 21 (12.4) | |
Pack-years; median (IQR) | 40 (10) | 40 (60) | 40 (10) | 0.003 |
CAT score; mean (SD) | 17.2 (6.7) | 17.5 (7.3) | 17.2 (5.7) | 0.170 |
CAT score ≥ 10; n (%) | 224 (91.1) | 45 (83.3) | 155 (95.1) | 0.015 |
mMRC score; mean (SD) | 1.9 (1.2) | 1.7 (1.4) | 2 (1.06) | 0.759 |
mMRC score ≥ 2; n (%) | 154 (60.6) | 28 (47.1) | 111 (66.5) | 0.013 |
Number of exacerbations in the last 12 monthsa; median (IQR) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0.001 |
Exacerbations in the last 12 months; n (%) | ||||
0 | 55 (16.2) | 16 (43.2) | 37 (13.2) | |
1 | 167 (49.3) | 16 (43.2) | 136 (48.6) | < 0.001 |
≥ 2 | 117 (34.5) | 5 (13.5) | 107 (38.2) | |
Number of hospitalisations in the last 12 months; median (IQR) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.913 |
Hospitalised in the last 12 months; n (%) | 12 (5.2) | 7 (15.2) | 4 (2.1) | 0.003 |
GOLD 2019 – CAT; n (%) | ||||
A | 11 (5.4) | 4 (13.8) | 6 (3.8) | |
B | 115 (56.4) | 18 (62.1) | 86 (54.4) | 0.082 |
C | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.3) | |
D | 75 (36.8) | 7 (24.1) | 64 (40.5) | |
GOLD 2019 – mMRC; n (%) | ||||
A | 57 (27.5) | 14 (46.7) | 38 (23.6) | |
B | 71 (34.3) | 9 (30.0) | 56 (34.8) | 0.055 |
C | 20 (9.7) | 1 (3.3) | 16 (9.9) | |
D | 59 (28.5) | 6 (20.0) | 51 (31.7) | |