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Table 2 Patient characteristics

From: Perceived quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: a cross-sectional study in primary care on the role of illness perceptions

Variables

Total population (N = 90)

 

Gender

  

  Male

49 (54.4%)

 

  Female

41 (45.6%)

 

Age, years

  

  Mean

65.19 (SD 9.0)

 

  ≤ 50

5 (5.6%)

 

  51-60

26 (28.9%)

 

  61-70

31 (34.4%)

 

  71-80

23 (25.6%)

 

  > 80

5 (5.6%)

 

Years diagnosed with COPD Mean disease severity

 

8.1 (SD 8.11)

  GOLDa I

18 (20.0%)

 

  GOLD II

60 (66.7%)

 

  GOLD III

12 (13.3%)

 

  FEV1 mean

1.9 (1.0-3.7) (SD .59)

 

  FEV1% predicted

67.0 (36.5-101.2) (SD 14.4)

 

Educational level b

  

  Low

13 (14.4%)

 

  Medium

56 (62.3%)

 

  High

21 (23.3%)

 

Retired

46 (51.1%)

 

Paid work (among ≤ 64 years)

20 (22.2%)

 

Marital status

  

  Married

59 (65.6%)

 

  Widowed

8 (8.9%)

 

  Divorced

8 (8.9%)

 

  Single

15 (16.7%)

 

Smoking status

  

  Current smoker

36 (40.0%)

 

  Former smoker

49 (54.4%)

 

  Never smoked

5 (5.6%)

 

Medication use

82 (91.1%)

 

Charlson comorbidity index, ≥1

28 (31.1%)

 
  1. aGlobal Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.
  2. bCategories are based on the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) [26].