Research Article

A Nomogram for Predicting Cardiovascular Diseases in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

Table 3

The equilibrium test of the training set and testing set.

VariableTotal (n = 1022)Testing set (n = 313)Training set (n = 709)Statistical magnitude

Gender, n (%)χ 2 = 0.1200.729
Male635 (62.13)192 (61.34)443 (62.48)
Female387 (37.87)121 (38.66)266 (37.52)
Age, Mean ± SD61.92 ± 12.8761.56 ± 12.6762.08 ± 12.96t = −0.600.551
Race, n (%)χ 2 = 0.8120.666
Non-Hispanic White699 (68.40)220 (70.29)479 (67.56)
Non-Hispanic Black170 (16.63)50 (15.97)120 (16.93)
Other race153 (14.97)43 (13.74)110 (15.51)
Education level, n (%)Z = −0.1480.882
Under 12th grade278 (27.20)82 (26.20)196 (27.64)
High school grad/GED274 (26.81)91 (29.07)183 (25.81)
Some college or above470 (45.99)140 (44.73)330 (46.54)
Marital status, n (%)χ 2 = 1.2280.268
Married536 (52.45)156 (49.84)380 (53.60)
Others486 (47.55)157 (50.16)329 (46.40)
Annual family income, n (%)χ 2 = 0.0560.814
<20000$318 (31.12)99 (31.63)219 (30.89)
≥20000$704 (68.88)214 (68.37)490 (69.11)
Smoking, n (%)χ 2 = 0.0260.871
Yes823 (80.53)253 (80.83)570 (80.39)
No199 (19.47)60 (19.17)139 (19.61)
Overweight, n (%)χ 2 = 0.0230.879
Yes385 (37.67)119 (38.02)266 (37.52)
No637 (62.33)194 (61.98)443 (62.48)
A history of blood transfusion, n (%)χ 2 = 0.7580.384
Yes237 (23.19)78 (24.92)159 (22.43)
No785 (76.81)235 (75.08)550 (77.57)
A history of heart disease in close relatives, n (%)χ 2 = 0.3690.544
Yes211 (20.65)61 (19.49)150 (21.16)
No811 (79.35)252 (80.51)559 (78.84)
WBC, Mean ± SD7.75 ± 2.257.77 ± 2.087.73 ± 2.32t = 0.260.798
MONO, Mean ± SD8.31 ± 2.528.19 ± 2.298.37 ± 2.62t = −1.120.261
NEUT, M (Q1, Q3)4.50(4.10,5.60)4.60(4.22,5.70)4.50(4.10,5.60)Z = 1.1100.267
PLT, Mean ± SD240.39 ± 65.65242.15 ± 62.85239.62 ± 66.88t = 0.570.569
LYM, M (Q1, Q3)2.00 (1.80,2.50)2.00 (1.80,2.40)2.00 (1.80,2.50)Z = −0.6070.544
NLR, M (Q1, Q3)2.26 (2.00,3.11)2.34 (2.12,3.21)2.24 (2.00,3.02)Z = 1.2460.213
PLR, M (Q1, Q3)118.27 (109.05,154.74)121.50 (112.27,157.50)116.43 (107.69,152.50)Z = 1.2200.222
CVD, n(%)χ 2 = 0.2590.611
No752 (73.58)227 (72.52)525 (74.05)
Yes270 (26.42)86 (27.48)184 (25.95)

COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, WBC: white blood cell, MONO: monocyte, NEUT: neutrophil, PLT: platelet, LYM: lymphocyte, NLR: neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, PLR: platelet/lymphocyte ratio, CVD: cardiovascular disease, GED: general equivalent diploma or equivalent.