Research Article
The Time Course of Pulmonary Function Tests in COPD Patients with Different Levels of Blood Eosinophils
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the patients included in the study.
| | | EOS+ group () | EOS− group () | value |
| | Blood eosinophil count %, mean of the period (SE) | 3.6 (0.21) | 1.2 (0.10) | <0.001 | | Male/female, (%) | 18/5 (78/22) | 8/4 (67/33) | NS | | Age, mean (SE) | 75.0 (1.38) | 73.8 (1.97) | NS | | Current smokers, (%) | 7 (30) | 2 () | NS | | Ex-smokers, (%) | 16 (70) | 10 (83) | NS | | Pack-year history of cigarette smoking, mean (SE) | 34.0 (4.25) | 61.0 (9.51) | <0.05 | | BMI kg/m2, mean (SE) | 26.6 (1.13) | 29.9 (2.03) | NS |
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EOS−: eosinophil count <2%; EOS+: eosinophil count ≥2%; BMI: body mass index; SE: standard error; and NS: not significant ().
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