Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
From: Impact of anxiety and depression on the prognosis of copd exacerbations
Mean age, years (SD) | 73.7 (10.9) |
Sex, n (%) | |
Male | 244 (84.7) |
Female | 44 (15.3) |
Tobacco use, n (%) | |
Active smoker | 81 (28.1) |
Former smoker | 177 (61.5) |
Never smoker | 19 (6.6) |
Unknown | 11 (3.8) |
FEV1%, mean (SD) | 53.0 (19.6) |
FEV1/FVC, mean (SD) | 50.5 (13.6) |
GOLD, n (%) | |
Mild | 22 (9.6) |
Moderate | 97 (42.4) |
Severe | 89 (38.9) |
Very severe | 21 (9.2) |
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 28.9 (5.8) |
ICU, n (%) | 1 (0.3) |
Admissions previous year, n (%) | |
0 | 173 (60.1) |
1 | 52 (18.1) |
≥ 2 | 63 (21.9) |
ED previous year, n (%) | |
0 | 117 (40.6) |
1 | 60 (20.8) |
≥ 2 | 111 (38.5) |
Early readmission, n (%) | 18 (6.3) |
Late readmission, n (%) | 118 (41) |
Hospital mortality, n (%) | 4 (1.4) |
Mortality at 18 months, n (%) | 135 (47) |
HADS-anxiety, n (%) | |
≥ 8 points | 197 (68.4) |
≥ 11 points | 102 (35.4) |
HADS-depression, n (%) | |
≥ 8 points | 195 (67.7) |
≥ 11 points | 120 (41.7) |