Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the patients with COPD exacerbation and stable status
Variables | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COPD stable n = 56 | COPD exacerbation n = 56 | Total n = 112 | |||
Age (Year) | (44.00–87.00) 61.00 | (47.00–89.00) 63.00 | (44.00–89.00) 61.00 | *0.250 | |
Mean (rang) | |||||
Sex | Male | 39 (69.6%) | 46) 82.1%) | 85) 75.9%) | Statistics value 2.39 |
Female | 30.4) 17%) | 17.9) 10%) | 24.1) 27%) | **0.122 | |
Cigarette consumption | No | 25) 44.6%) | 20 (35.7%) | 45) 40.2%) | Statistics value 0.93 |
Yes | 31) 55.4%) | 36) 64.3%) | 67) 59.8%) | **0.335 | |
Underlying disease | No | 28) 50.0%) | 26) 46.4%) | 54) 48.2%) | Statistics value 0.14 |
Yes | 28) 50.0%) | 30) 53.6%) | 51.8) 58%) | **0.705 | |
During of disease (Year) Mean (range) | (1.00–25.00) 5.00 | (2.00–30.00) 8.00 | (1.00–30.00) 5.00 | *0.003 | |
High blood pressure | No | 38 )67.9% ( | 31 )55.4% ( | 69 )61.6% ( | Statistics value 1.85 |
Yes | 18 (32.1%) | 25 (44.6%) | 43 (38.4%) | 0.174** | |
Cardiovascular disease | No | 39 (69.6%) | 43 (76.8%) | 82 (73.2%) | Statistics value 0.73 |
Yes | 17 (30.4%) | 13 (23.2%) | 30 (26.8%) | 0.393** | |
Frequency of hospitalization | None | 25 (44.6%) | 6 (10.7%) | 31 (27.7%) | Statistics value 19.06 |
Once | 19 (33.9%) | 30 (53.6%) | 49 (43.8%) | > 0.001** | |
Twice | 6 (10.7%) | 16 (28.6%) | 22 (19.6%) | - | |
Three times and more | 6 (10.7%) | 4 (7.1%) | 10 (8.9%) | - | |
Frequency of exacerbation | None | 8 (14.3%) | 2 (3.6%) | 10 (8.9%) | Statistics value 20.08 |
Once | 26 (46.4%) | 9 (16.1%) | 35 (31.3%) | > 0.001** | |
Twice | 10 (17.9%) | 24 (42.9%) | 34 (30.4%) | - | |
Three times and more | 12 (21.4%) | 21 (37.5%) | 33 (29.5%) | - | |