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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population

From: The adherence to and utility of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guidelines for treating COPD among pulmonary specialists: a retrospective analysis

Baseline Characteristics of Study Population

GOLD Category

A

B

C

D

TOTAL

Population, n

281

921

26

210

1438

Age, years (mean ± SD)

69.7 (± 11.5)

69.6 (± 10.8)

69.3 (± 6.6)

69.6 (± 10.9)

69.6 (± 10.9)

Male, n (%)

140 (50)

447 (49)

19 (73)

79 (38)

685 (48)

Female, n (%)

141 (50)

474 (51)

7 (27)

131 (62)

753 (52)

CAT Score, mean (± SD)

7.8 (± 6.3)

20.5 (± 7.3)

7.1 (± 6.5)

24.4 (± 7.8)

18.3 (± 9.1)

Race, n (%)

 Asian

5 (2)

10 (1)

1 (4)

2 (1)

18 (1)

 Black or African American

20 (7)

67 (7)

1 (4)

14 (7)

102 (7)

 White

236 (84)

775 (84)

23 (88)

177 (84)

1211 (84)

 Other Race

9 (3)

41 (4)

1 (4)

11 (5)

62 (4)

 Declined to Specify

11 (4)

28 (3)

0 (0)

6 (3)

45 (3)

Smoking history, n (%)

 Current smoker

65 (23)

220 (24)

5 (19)

50 (24)

345 (24)

 Former smoker

167 (59)

535 (58)

17 (65)

122 (58)

834 (58)

 Never smoker

49 (17)

166 (18)

4 (15)

38 (18)

259 (18)

  1. CAT COPD Assessment Test, GOLD Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive lung Disease, SD Standard Deviation