Metabolic syndrome and carotid intima-media thickness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Table 1 Demographic and laboratory parameters of the study population

	COPD group	Control group	p
	(n = 50)	(n = 40)	p
Demographic parameters
Age (year) (mean ± SD)	61.3 ± 6.4	58.4 ± 8.4	0.08
Gender (male/female) (n)	45/5	34/6	0.47
Smokers (n,%)	33 (66%)	21 (52%)	0.19
Concomitant disease (n,%)	12 (24%)	6 (15%)	0.29
BMI (kg/m²) (mean ± SD)	27.2 ± 5.0	27.6 ± 4.7	0.74
High BP (BP > 130/85 mmHg) (n,%)	22 (44%)	15 (38%)	0.53
Laboratory parameters
*Pulmonary*
FEV₁ (%) (mean ± SD)	46.3 ± 16.8	-	-
FEV₁ (L) (mean ± SD)	1.42 ± 0.64	-	-
FEV₁/FVC (%) (mean ± SD)	53.0 ± 9.0	-	-
*Metabolic*
FPG (mg/dL) (mean ± SD)	101.8 ± 23.0	93.0 ± 10.8	0.02
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) (mean ± SD)	42.7 ± 11.5	40.5 ± 9.7	0.33
Triglyceride (mg/dL) (median and IQR)	90.5 (52.0)	117.0 (84.2)	0.05

BMI Body mass index, BP blood pressure, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, FPG Fasting plasma glucose, FEV₁ Forced expiratory volume in 1 second, FVC Forced vital capacity, HDL-cholesterol High-density lipoprotein- cholesterol.

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