Table 1 Characteristics of participants who have performed home spirometry, obtained by self-reported questionnaire.
From: Feasibility, quality and added value of unsupervised at-home spirometry in primary care
Characteristic | Participants |
|---|---|
N | 125 |
Sex=Male, n (%) | 46 (36.8) |
Age, years (median [IQR]) | 45.0 [32.0, 63.0] |
Height, cm (mean (SD)) | 173.1 (9.4) |
BMI, kg/m2 (mean (SD)) | 26.7 (5.3) |
Smoking status, available n (%) | 106 (84.8) |
Current smoker | 15 (12.0) |
Ex-smoker | 40 (32.0) |
Never smoker | 51 (40.8) |
Age of onset of respiratory symptoms, available n (%) | 92 (73.6) |
Continuous, median [IQR] | 19.0 [7.0, 46.2] |
Categorical, n (%) | |
<20 | 46 (36.8) |
20–39 | 17 (13.6) |
40–59 | 19 (15.2) |
≥60 | 10 (8.0) |
Previously known diagnosis, available n (%) | 98 (78.4) |
Asthma (%) | 50 (40.0) |
COPD (%) | 9 (7.2) |
Asthma & COPD (%) | 7 (5.6) |
No Asthma or COPD (%) | 32 (25.6) |
Breathlessness, available n (%) | 91 (72.8) |
Breathlessness (mMRC≥2) (%) | 14 (11.2) |
No breathlessness (mMRC<2) (%) | 77 (61.6) |
CCQa in patients with COPD, available n (%) | 15 (93.8) |
Mean (SD) | 1.36 (0.8) |
ACQb in patients with asthma, available n (%) | 50 (87.7) |
Mean (SD) | 0.98 (0.7) |
Exacerbations last yearc, available n (%) | 92 (73.6) |
0 (%) | 75 (60.0) |
1 (%) | 9 (7.2) |
≥2 (%) | 8 (6.4) |
