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Table 3 Characteristic distribution comparison among different COPD GOLD stage groups

From: Prediction of gold stage in patients hospitalized with COPD exacerbations using blood neutrophils and demographic parameters as risk factors

Characteristic

COPD GOLD stage

P value

1 (N = 13)

2 (N = 60)

3 (N = 66)

4 (N = 16)

Sex

    

0.032

 Male

10 (7.41%)

50 (37.04%)

60 (44.44%)

15 (11.11%)

 

 Female

3 (15%)

11 (55%)

5 (25%)

1 (5%)

 

Age

    

0.001

 < 60

2 (15.38%)

10 (76.92%)

1 (7.69%)

0 (0%)

 

 60–69

4 (7.84%)

24 (47.06%)

18 (35.29%)

5 (9.80%)

 

 70–79

5 (8.62%)

21 (36.21%)

28 (48.28%)

4 (6.90%)

 

 ≥ 80

2 (6.06%)

6 (18.18%)

18 (54.55%)

7 (21.21%)

 

Height

    

0.101

 < 155

2 (16.67%)

7 (58.33%)

3 (25%)

0 (0%)

 

 155–164

4 (6.67%)

21 (35%)

27 (45%)

8 (13.33%)

 

 165–174

7 (9.46%)

30 (40.54%)

30 (40.54%)

7 (9.46%)

 

 ≥ 175

0 (0%)

3 (33.33%)

5 (55.56%)

1 (11.11%)

 

Weight

    

0.035

 < 50

0 (0%)

5 (26.32%)

13 (68.42%)

1 (5.26%)

 

 50–59

1 (3.13%)

11 (34.38%)

19 (59.38%)

1 (3.13%)

 

 60–69

3 (4.84%)

28 (45.16%)

20 (32.26%)

11 (17.74%)

 

 ≥ 70

9 (21.43%)

17 (40.48%)

13 (30.95%)

3 (7.14%)

 

BMI

    

0.038

 < 18.5

0 (0%)

6 (30%)

13 (65%)

1 (5%)

 

 18.5–24.5

3 (4%)

28 (37.33%)

35 (46.67%)

9 (12%)

 

 24.5–30

9 (17.31%)

23 (44.23%)

14 (26.92%)

6 (11.54%)

 

 > 30

1 (12.50%)

4 (50%)

3 (37.50%)

0 (0%)

 

NEU%

    

 < 0.001

 < 70

9 (15.25%)

30 (50.85%)

19 (32.20%)

1 (1.69%)

 

 70–80

3 (6.98%)

18 (41.86%)

17 (39.53%)

5 (11.63%)

 

 > 80

1 (1.89%)

13 (24.53%)

29 (54.72%)

10 (18.87%)

 
  1. N numbers of patients