From: Diagnosing COPD in primary care: what has real life practice got to do with guidelines?
All patients (n = 228) | COPD confirmed by spirometry (n = 99) | COPD unconfirmed by spirometry (n = 33) | No spirometry data available (n = 96) | P | |
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Age, yrs. | 67 (±14) | 70 (±13) | 66 (±12) | 64 (±16) | <0,05 |
Male, % | 51.8 | 59.60 | 57,60 | 41.70 | <0.05 |
Female, % | 48.20 | 40.40 | 42,40 | 58.30 | <0.05 |
Current smoker, % | 21.10 | 28.30 | 39.40 | 7.30 | <0.05 |
Smoking status not recorded, % | 51.30 | 23.20 | 30.30 | 87.50 | <0.05 |
Living in a rural area, % | 19.70 | 23.20 | 27,30 | 13.50 | >0.05 |
Mean comorbidities, n (±SD) | 1.5 (±1.7) | 2.5 (±1.5) | 2.3 (±1.6) | 0.5 (±0.8) | <0.05 |