Table 1 Clinical Characteristics of Patients Hospitalized for COPD (ESMI and SFH) Compared with Stable Outpatients (ECLIPSE)
ESMI (Spain) | SFH (USA) | ECLIPSE | |
|---|---|---|---|
Hospitalized | Hospitalized | Out-Patients | |
Number of subjects | 606 | 54 | 2138 |
Male (%) | 90 | 36 | 65 |
Age (years) | 73 | 70 | 63 |
Current smokers (%) | - | 34 | 36 |
Body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) | 28 | 32 | 27 |
Alone at home (%) | 13 | 69 | - |
1+ hospitalization prev yr for COPD (%) | 71 | 62 | 22 |
1+ exacerbation previous year (%) | - | 83 | 47 |
First hospitalization for COPD (%) | 21 | - | - |
No prior diagnosis of COPD (%) | 8 | 10 | - |
Alone at home (%) | 13 | 34 | - |