Table 1 Comparison of population with COPD and control group with respect to characteristics in demographics and comorbidities (n = 48,343).
Variable | COPD (n = 24,173) | Control (n = 24,170) | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||||
Median age (IQR) | 64 (54–73) | 64 (54–73) | 1 | ||||
Female | 9883 | 40.9 | 9882 | 40.9 | 1 | ||
Stroke | 1003 | 4.2 | 391 | 1.6 | <0.001 | ||
Re_stroke | 126 | 0.5 | 13 | 0.1 | <0.001 | ||
Comorbidity | |||||||
Diabetes mellitus | 5670 | 23.5 | 7221 | 29.9 | <0.001 | ||
Hypertension | 13,291 | 55.0 | 14,881 | 61.6 | <0.001 | ||
Dyslipidemia | 8152 | 33.7 | 9410 | 39.0 | <0.001 | ||
Atrial fibrillation | 621 | 2.6 | 626 | 2.6 | 0.88 | ||
Mean observation years | 5.5 ± 3.5 | 5.6 ± 3.4 | |||||
