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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population

From: The role of pentraxin3 in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in COPD patients with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

Variables

Control group

(n = 130)

IPA group

(n = 35)

P value

Male

95

26

0.87

Age,y

66.4 ± 9.00

65.57 ± 8.90

0.63

History of smoking

113

30

0.85

Steroid treatment

84

32

0.002

Hospitalization history

(within 1 month)

14

5

0.56

Admission to ICU

12

4

0.70

Comorbidity

 Diabetes mellitus

21

7

0.59

 Cardiovascular diseases

17

5

0.85

 Extrapulmonary malignant tumor

15

5

0.67

Bronchoscopy

83

28

0.07

Pulmonary function

GOLD 1

23

4

0.71

GOLD 2

34

8

 

GOLD 3

51

17

 

GOLD 4

22

6