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Table 1 Baseline demographics of participants with normal spirometry, PRISm, and COPD

From: Longitudinal mortality of preserved ratio impaired spirometry in a middle-aged Asian cohort

 

Total (N = 7,526)

Fixed ratio

Lower limit of normal

  

Normal (n = 6,387)

PRISm (n = 471)

COPD (n = 668)

P-value

Normal (n = 6,395)

PRISm (n = 487)

COPD (n = 644)

P-value

Age (years)

51.9 ± 8.6

51.2 ± 8.5

53.4 ± 8.4

57.7 ± 8.1

< 0.001

51.5 ± 8.6

54.7 ± 8.6

53.8 ± 8.7

< 0.001

Age group

    

< 0.001

    

 40–49 years

3,659 (48.6)

3,320 (52.0)

200 (42.5)

139 (20.8)

 

3,231 (50.5)

177 (36.3)

251 (39.0)

 

 50–59 years

2,037 (27.1)

1,697 (26.6)

140 (29.7)

200 (29.9)

1,708 (26.7)

144 (29.6)

185 (28.7)

 

 60–69 years

1,830 (24.3)

1,370 (21.5)

131 (27.8)

329 (49.3)

1,456 (22.8)

166 (34.1)

208 (32.3)

 

 Male

3,597 (47.8)

2,858 (44.8)

248 (52.7)

491 (73.5)

< 0.001

2,913 (45.6)

271 (55.7)

413 (64.1)

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

24.7 ± 3.1

24.7 ± 3.0

24.9 ± 3.5

23.7 ± 2.9

< 0.001

24.7 (3.1)

24.8 (3.5)

23.9 (3.0)

< 0.001

BMI group

    

< 0.001

   

< 0.001

 < 18.5 kg/m2

115 (1.5)

80 (1.3)

17 (3.6)

18 (2.7)

 

79 (1.2)

18 (3.7)

18 (2.8)

 

 18.5–22.9 kg/m2

2,156 (28.7)

1,759 (27.5)

121 (25.7)

276 (41.3)

1,783 (27.9)

133 (27.3)

240 (37.3)

 

 23.0–24.9 kg/m2

1,979 (26.3)

1,714 (26.8)

92 (19.5)

173 (25.9)

1,717 (26.9)

92 (18.9)

170 (26.4)

 

 ≥ 25.0 kg/m2

3,276 (43.5)

2,834 (44.4)

241 (51.2)

201 (30.1)

2,816 (44.0)

244 (50.1)

216 (35.5)

 

Smoking status

    

< 0.001

   

< 0.001

 Never

4,480 (59.5)

4,009 (62.8)

260 (55.2)

211 (31.6)

 

3,981 (62.3)

250 (51.3)

249 (38.7)

 

 Former

1,209 (16.1)

983 (15.4)

82 (17.4)

144 (21.6)

1,006 (15.7)

85 (17.5)

118 (18.3)

 

 Current

1,837 (24.4)

1,395 (21.8)

129 (27.4)

313 (46.9)

1,408 (22.0)

152 (31.2)

277 (43.0)

 

Lung function

         

 FEV1% predicted

96.9 ± 13.9

100.4 ± 11.1

73.3 ± 6.1

80.2 ± 14.1

< 0.001

100.4 ± 11.1

73.4 ± 5.9

80.1 ± 14.3

< 0.001

 FVC % predicted

96.8 ± 13.1

98.5 ± 11.4

73.6 ± 8.7

97.5 ± 14.9

< 0.001

98.4 ± 11.3

73.7 ± 8.5

98.7 ± 15.2

< 0.001

 FEV1/FVC (%)

0.8 ± 0.1

0.8 ± 0.1

0.8 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.1

< 0.001

0.8 ± 0.1

0.8 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.1

< 0.001

Comorbidities

         

 HTN

1,112 (14.8)

917 (14.4)

95 (20.2)

100 (15.0)

0.002

927 (14.5)

105 (21.6)

80 (12.4)

< 0.001

 DM

469 (6.2)

376 (5.9)

44 (9.3)

49 (7.3)

0.005

382 (6.0)

42 (8.6)

45 (7.0)

0.046

 CVD

125 (1.7)

93 (1.5)

10 (2.1)

22 (3.3)

0.001

97 (1.5)

13 (2.7)

15 (2.3)

0.060

  1. Categorical variables are expressed as numbers (%), and continuous variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
  2. BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, functional vital capacity; HTN, hypertension; PRISm, preserved ratio of impaired spirometry