aInflammatory Lung Disease Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Razi Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
bDepartment of Internal Medicine, Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
cRazi Clinical Research Development Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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Variable | State | N | % |
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Gender | Female | 55 | 30.6 |
Male | 125 | 69.4 | |
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Age group (y) | < 50 | 27 | 15.0 |
51–60 | 39 | 21.7 | |
61–70 | 64 | 35.6 | |
> 70 | 50 | 27.8 | |
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BMI | < 19 (underweight) | 7 | 3.9 |
19–25 (healthy) | 84 | 46.7 | |
25–30 (overweight) | 40 | 22.2 | |
> 30 (obese) | 49 | 27.2 | |
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WC* (cm) | Normal | 35 | 19.4 |
Overweight, obese | 145 | 80.6 | |
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Cigarette smoking (pack/y) | Yes | 123 | 68.3 |
No | 57 | 31.7 |
BMI = body mass index; BP = blood pressure; CAT = COPD assessment test; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRP = C-reactive protein test; FBS = fasting blood sugar; FEV = forced expiratory volume; FVC = forced vital capacity; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; TG = triglyceride; WC = waist circumference.
* Spearman test.
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Mean | % | N | Mean | % | N | |||
I-mild | 4.8 | 7 | 11.4 | 4 | 0.045 * | |||
IIA-medium | Gold scores | 94.3 | 75.2 | 109 | 74.77 | 85.7 | 30 | |
III-severe | 16.6 | 24 | 2.9 | 1 | ||||
IV-very severe | 3.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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FEV1/FVC % | 86.50 | 88.10 ± 78.56 | 9.107 | 74.8 ± 3.60 | 0.036 | |||
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FEV1 | 88.13 | 71.0 ± 72.1 | 3.100 | 62.0 ± 83.1 | 0.215 | |||
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FVC | 87.19 | 18.1 ± 88.2 | 91.100 | 74.1 ± 27.3 | 0.118 | |||
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FEV1 % | 78.63 | 82.14 ± 34.62 | 2.90 | 9.10 ± 62.66 | 0.204 | |||
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CAT | 94.31 | 3.8 ± 99.18 | 70.74 | 65.5 ± 74.15 | 0.045 |
CAT = COPD assessment test; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FEV = forced expiratory volume; FVC = forced vital capacity; WC = waist circumference.
* “Fisher’s exact test” was used to compare the mean of overweight WC and normal weight WC in the severity of patients with COPD based on GOLD score. “Mann Whitney U test” was applied to compare non-parametric variables.