Table 1: Demographic and
clinical characteristics of recruited patients.
Baseline
Characteristics |
Cases
(N = 33) |
Age (years) |
56.61 ± 7.87 |
Gender Male/Female |
26 (79%)/7 (21%) |
Smoking status Current smokers/Ex-smokers/Passive smokers Smoking index [p/yr
(mean ± SD)] |
11 (33%)/15 (46%)/7 (21%) 40.25 ± 22.96 |
Type of smoking Cigarette smoking Water pipe smoking |
24 (72.7%) 2 (6%) |
Presence of co-morbidities Hypertension Diabetes Mellitus OSA Ischemic heart disease Others |
24 (73%) 13 (37%) 7 (21%) 10 (30.3%) 3 (9.1%) 3 (9.1%) |
Pulmonary hypertension; mPAP
(mmHg) |
23 (88.5%); 31.35 ± 6.45 |
Pulmonary function test: FEV1/ FVC FEV1 (L) FEV1% predicted |
53.41 ± 10.45 1.23 ± 0.58 43.7 ± 18.2 |
History of exacerbation < 3 times/year; previous MN ≥ 3 times/year; previous MV |
11 (33%); 3 (9%) 22 (67%); 6 (18%) |
OSA: obstructive sleep apnea, p/yr: pack/year, mPAP: mean pulmonary artery pressure, FEV1:
forced expiratory volume in 1st second, FEV1/ FVC ratio:
the forced expiratory volume in 1st second / the forced vital
capacity.