Table 1 Population characteristics, health status, exacerbations and classification of 257 COPD patients.

From: Associations of sense of coherence and self-efficacy with health status and disease severity in COPD

QoL, exacerbations and GOLD classification health status

Total N = 257

CAT score; mean (SD)

17.2 (6.7)

CAT score ≥10; n (%)

224 (91.1)

mMRC score; mean (SD)

1.9 (1.2)

mMRC score ≥2; n (%)

154 (60.6)

Number of exacerbations in the past 12 months; median (min.–max.)

1 (0–4)

≥1 exacerbations in the last 12 months; n (%)

179 (86.5)

Number of hospitalizations in the past 12 months; median (min.–max.)

0 (0–3)

Hospitalized in the past 12 months; n (%)

12 (5.2)

GOLD 2018—CAT; n (%)

 A

11 (5.4)

 B

115 (56.4)

 C

3 (1.5)

 D

75 (36.8)

GOLD 2018—mMRC; n (%)

 A

57 (27.5)

 B

71 (34.3)

 C

20 (9.7)

 D

59 (28.5)

  1. BMI body mass index, GOLD 2018 Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease 2018 Guidelines, CAT Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test, mMRC Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnoea Scale. Adapted from reference39