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Table 1 Single factor analysis of different characteristics of the two groups

From: Prediction of 30-day risk of acute exacerbation of readmission in elderly patients with COPD based on support vector machine model

Characteristics

Non-readmission (n = 828)

Readmission (n = 230)

χ2/Z value

P value

Age (years)

 60~69

341 (41.18)

73 (31.74)

8.997*

0.011

 70~79

349 (42.15)

103 (44.78)

  

  ≥ 80

138 (16.67)

54 (23.48)

  

Sex

 Male

509 (61.47)

136 (59.13)

0.415*

0.519

 Female

319 (38.53)

94 (40.87)

  

BMI

  < 18.5 kg/m2

141 (17.03)

37 (16.09)

5.330*

0.149

 18.5~23.9 kg/m2

328 (39.61)

93 (40.43)

  

 24~27.9 kg/m2

245 (29.59)

56 (24.35)

  

  ≥ 28 kg/m2

114 (13.77)

44 (19.13)

  

Marital status

 Married

615 (74.28)

179 (77.83)

3.759*

0.153

 Unmarried

62 (7.49)

21 (9.13)

  

 Widowed

151 (18.23)

30 (13.04)

  

Way of living

 Not live alone

746 (90.10)

210 (91.30)

0.301*

0.583

 Living alone

82 (9.90)

20 (8.70)

  

Education level

 Illiteracy

340 (41.06)

118 (51.30)

16.568*

0.002

 Primary

243 (29.35)

73 (31.74)

  

 Junior high school

153 (18.48)

23 (10.00)

  

 High school or technical secondary school

72 (8.69)

14 (6.09)

  

 Junior college or above

20 (2.42)

2 (0.87)

  

Professional

 History of contamination

26 (3.14)

5 (2.17)

0.591*

0.442

 No contamination

802 (96.86)

225 (97.83)

  

Smoking status

    

 Never smoker

489 (59.06)

115 (50.00)

46.789*

 < 0.001

 Former smoker

300 (36.23)

73 (31.74)

  

 Current smoker

39 (4.71)

42 (18.26)

  

Number of comorbid

  ≤ 2

684 (82.61)

189 (82.17)

0.024*

0.878

  > 2

144 (17.39)

41 (17.83)

  

Hypertension

    

 Yes

359 (43.36)

113 (49.13)

2.428*

0.119

 No

469 (56.64)

117 (50.87)

  

Diabetes

 Yes

160 (19.32)

65 (28.26)

8.587*

0.003

 No

668 (80.68)

165 (71.74)

  

CHD

 Yes

207 (25.00)

39 (16.96)

6.526*

0.011

 No

621 (75.00)

191 (83.04)

  

Hypoproteinemia

 Yes

14 (1.69)

7 (3.04)

1.693*

0.193

 No

814 (98.31)

223 (96.96)

  

Hospitalization times of acute exacerbation of COPD in the past 1 year

  < 2

500 (60.39)

87 (37.83)

37.092*

 < 0.001

  ≥ 2

328 (39.61)

143 (62.17)

  

Seasonal factors

 Spring

163 (19.68)

55 (23.91)

42.738*

 < 0.001

 Summer

205 (24.76)

21 (9.13)

  

 Fall

232 (28.02)

50 (21.74)

  

 Winter

228 (27.54)

104 (45.22)

  

Long-term home oxygen therapy

 Yes

250 (30.19)

46 (20.0)

9.282*

0.002

 No

578 (69.81)

184 (80.0)

  

Regular medication

 Yes

213 (25.72)

34 (14.78)

12.043*

0.001

 No

615 (74.28)

196 (85.22)

  

Rehabilitation exercise

 Yes

276 (33.33)

51 (22.17)

10.497*

0.001

 No

552 (66.67)

179 (77.83)

  

 PaCO2 (mmHg)

41.15 (36.00, 48.00)

41.90 (36.00, 49.05)

− 0.878#

0.380

 PaO2 (mmHg)

66.35 (58.78, 77.00)

65.90 (59.90, 81.25)

− 0.277#

0.782

 SaO2 (%)

92 (90, 94)

92 (90, 94)

− 0.489#

0.625

 Respiration rate (times/minute)

21 (20, 22)

21 (20, 22)

− 0.774#

0.439

 Course of disease (years)

4 (1, 10)

6 (3, 10.50)

− 3.827#

 < 0.001

ADL

 Completely independent

142 (17.15)

16 (6.96)

− 2.963*

0.003

 Mild dysfunction

482 (58.21)

133 (57.83)

  

 Moderate dysfunction

137 (16.55)

47 (20.43)

  

 Severe dysfunction or complete dependence

67 (8.09)

34 (14.78)

  

GDS

 There is no depression

376 (45.41)

77 (33.48)

− 2.904*

0.004

 Mild depression

356 (43.00)

96 (41.74)

  

 Moderate to severe depression

96 (11.59)

57 (24.78)

  

mMRC

 Level 0

97 (11.71)

8 (3.48)

− 4.141*

 < 0.001

 Level 1

208 (25.13)

36 (15.65)

  

 Level 2

297 (35.87)

51 (22.17)

  

 Level 3

185 (22.34)

85 (36.96)

  

 Level 4

41 (4.95)

50 (21.74)

  

MNA-SF

 Normal nutritional status

268 (32.37)

20 (8.70)

− 8.568*

 < 0.001

 Risk of malnutrition

386 (46.62)

87 (37.83)

  

 Malnutrition

174 (21.01)

123 (53.49)

  

CAT

 Slight symptoms

26 (3.14)

11 (4.78)

− 1.713*

0.087

 Medium

287 (34.66)

72 (31.30)

  

 Serious

426 (51.45)

127 (55.22)

  

 Very serious

89 (10.75)

20 (8.70)

  
  1. BMI Body mass index, CHD coronary heart disease, ADL activities of daily living, GDS the Geriatric Depression Scale, mMRC Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale, MNA-SF the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form, CAT COPD assessment test
  2. *Is the χ2 test; #is the Mann–Whitney U test; *is the Wilcoxon W test