Table 1 Patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics
Variable | Description |
|---|---|
Age years | |
 <65 | 91 (28.71%) |
 ≥ 65 | 226 (71.29%) |
Sex | |
 Female | 64 (20.19%) |
 Male | 253 (79.81%) |
BMI (kg/m2) | |
 < 18.5 | 31 (9.78%) |
 ≥ 18.5 | 286 (90.22%) |
GOLD classes | |
 Moderate | 31 (9.78%) |
 Severe | 196 (61.83%) |
 Very severe | 90 (28.39%) |
Current smoker | |
 Yes | 42 (13.25%) |
 No | 275 (86.75%) |
Passive smoking | |
 Yes | 107 (33.75%) |
 No | 210 (66.25%) |
Use of statins | |
 Yes | 58 (18.30%) |
 No | 259 (81.7%) |
Inhaled corticosteroids | |
 Yes | 272 (85.8%) |
 No | 45 (14.2%) |
Comorbidities | |
 Hypertension | 116 (36.59%) |
 Coronary heart disease | 79 (24.92%) |
 Diabetes | 46 (14.51%) |
 Asthma | 27 (8.51%) |
 Bronchiectasis | 7 (2.21%) |