Table 1 Patient’s characteristics.

From: Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin sensitization is associated with declined capsaicin cough sensitivity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

 

All patients (n = 68)

SE (−) (n = 52)

SE (+) (n = 16)

p values

Age

75 (70, 75)

74 (70, 77)

75 (70, 80)

0.36

Body Mass Index, kg/m2

21.8 (19.1, 24.0)

21.9 (19.5, 24.0)

21.3 (18.8, 24.2)

0.57

Sex, male

58 (85.3)

43 (82.7)

15 (93.8)

0.43

Smoking, ex/ current

54 (79.4)/14 (20.6)

44 (84.6)/ 8(15.4)

10 (62.5)/ 6(37.5)

0.078

Pack-years

51.5 (36, 73.5)

52.5 (37.5, 73.5)

46.5 (24.6, 83.3)

0.66

GOLD classification, A/ B/ C/ D

19 (27.9)/ 23 (33.8)/

6 (8.8)/ 20 (29.4)

14 (27)/17 (33)/

6 (12)/15 (29)

5 (31)/6 (38)/

0 (0)/5 (31)

0.33

COPD stage 1/2/3/4

14 (20.6)/38 (55.9)/

12 (17.6)/4 (5.9)

12 (23)/29 (56)/

8 (15)/3 (6)

2 (13)/9 (56)/

4 (25)/1 (6)

0.72

Sputum, +

36 (52.9)

26 (50.0)

10 (62.5)

0.41

SA colonization, +*

7 (10.3)

3 (11.5)

4 (40.0)

0.076

LAMA, +

48 (70.6)

35 (67.3)

13 (81.3)

0.36

LABA, +

57 (83.8)

42 (80.8)

15 (93.8)

0.44

ICS, +

21 (30.9)

14 (26.9)

7 (43.8)

0.23

Home oxygen use, +

9 (13.2)

6 (11.5)

3 (18.8)

0.43

Antidepressant drugs, +

3 (4.4)

2 (3.9)

1 (6.3)

0.56

ACE inhibitors, +

1 (1.5)

1 (1.9)

0 (0)

> 0.99

Pneumococcal vaccination, +

34 (50)

27 (51.9)

7 (43.8)

0.78

Asthma, +

10 (14.7)

10 (19.2)

0 (0)

0.10

Cerebrovascular disease, +

7 (10.3)

4 (7.7)

3 (18.8)

0.34

Pneumonia < 2 year, +

20 (29.4)

16 (30.8)

4 (25.0)

0.76

A history of pneumonia ≥ 2, +

5 (7.4)

3 (5.8)

2 (12.5)

0.58

AE < 2 year, +

19 (27.9)

15 (28.8)

4 (25.0)

> 0.99

A history of AE ≥ 2, +

8 (11.8)

7 (13.5)

1 (6.3

0.67

Hospitalization < 2 year, +

27 (39.7)

21 (40.4)

6 (37.5)

> 0.99

A history of hospitalization ≥ 2, +

10 (14.7)

7 (13.5)

3 (18.8)

0.69

mMRC scale, Grade

1 (1, 3)

1 (1, 3)

1.5 (1, 3)

0.52

mMRC ≥ Grade 2, +

33 (48.5)

25 (48.1)

8 (50)

> 0.99

CAT, point

13 (6, 18)

14 (6, 19)

12 (6, 18)

0.88

CAT ≥ 10, +

39 (57.4)

22 (42.3)

7 (43.8)

> 0.99

LCQ, point

19.1 (17.3, 20.2)

19.1 (16.9, 20.2)

19.3 (17.4, 20.3)

0.67

  1. *n = 36 (SE [−]: n = 26/ SE [+]: n = 10)