Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics in the patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

From: Platelet count has a U-shaped association with all-cause mortality in COPD patients

 

Overall

(n = 853)

Platelet count

<150 × 109/L

(n = 154)

Platelet count

≥ 150 × 109/L to < 300 × 109/L

(n = 605)

Platelet count

≥300 × 109/L

(n = 94)

P-value

Age, y

71.39 ± 10.18

73.38 ± 8.68

70.93 ± 10.45

71.09 ± 10.41

0.108

Male gender

501(58.7)

100(64.9)

362(59.8)

39(41.5)

0.001

BMI

21.30 ± 3.52

21.33 ± 2.95

21.39 ± 3.64

20.66 ± 3.60

0.173

smoking history

293(34.3)

57(37)

216(35.7)

20(21.3)

0.018

COPD history, y

10.00(6.00,20.00)

10.00(6.00,20.00)

10.00(6.00,20.00)

10.00(6.75,20.00)

0.906

Diabetes mellitus

76(8.9)

15(9.7)

51(8.4)

10(10.6)

0.723

hypertension

302(35.4)

52(33.8)

224(37.0)

26(27.7)

0.189

CKD

12(1.4)

2(1.3)

9(1.5)

1(1.1)

0.941

Atrial fibrillation

51(6.0)

23(14.9)

25(4.1)

3(3.2)

< 0.001

CAD

131(15.4)

26(16.9)

93(15.4)

12(12.8)

0.684

NYHA class III/IV symptoms

264 (30.9)

72(46.8)

171(28.3)

21(22.3)

< 0.001

Malignant tumor

23(2.7)

3(1.9)

17(2.8)

3(3.2)

0.800

Hyperlipidemia

102(12.0)

9(5.8)

80(13.2)

13(13.8)

0.035

Antiplatelet

81(9.5)

15(9.7)

60(9.9)

6(6.4)

0.550

Lipid-lowering drugs

164(19.2)

24(15.6)

125(20.7)

15(16.0)

0.251

Anticoagulation

73(8.6)

19(12.3)

47(7.8)

7(7.4)

0.179

Bronchodilators

781(91.6)

141(91.6)

551(91.1)

89(94.7)

0.505

ICS

773(90.6)

139(90.3)

547(90.4)

87(92.6)

0.792

Antibiotic

759(89.0)

134(87.0)

535(88.4)

90(95.7)

0.075

FEV1

54.36 ± 20.37

53.53 ± 16.93

54.18 ± 21.12

56.70 ± 20.44

0.744

FEV1/FVC,%

47(47,56)

49(40,59)

47(44,55)

51(42,61)

0.172

FBG, g/l

5.25(4.71,6.22)

5.32(4.64,6.45)

5.25(4.73,6.23)

5.12(4.67,5.97)

0.514

PT, s

11.30(10.60,12.10)

11.70(10.80,12.60)

11.10(10.50,12.00)

11.40(10.60,12.40)

< 0.001

INR

0.97(0.91,1.05)

1.02(0.93,1.10)

0.96(0.91,1.04)

0.98(0.92,1.08)

< 0.001

PTA,%

95.60(82.50,108.10)

89.40(76.30,89.40)

97.30(85.20,108.90)

94.00(79.60,106.20)

< 0.001

APTT, s

27.00(24.80,29.30)

28.15(25.20,31.03)

26.80(24.75,28.95)

26.45(24.50,28.23)

< 0.001

D-D, md/l

0.57(0.31,1.27)

0.70(0.33,1.79)

0.52(0.29,1.06)

0.73(0.40,1.59)

< 0.001

ALB, g/l

36.20(32.85,39.75)

35.75(32.40,38.60)

36.70(33.60,40.20)

33.45(29.05,37.70)

< 0.001

ALT, u/l

15.00(11.00,22.00)

17.00(12.75,25.00)

15.00(11.00,22.00)

14.00(10.00,22.00)

0.017

AST, u/l

21.00(16.00,27.00)

24.00(19.00,33.00)

20.00(16.00,27.00)

20.00(14.00,26.00)

< 0.001

BUN, mmol/l

6.49 (4.89,8.54)

7.26(5.52,9.33)

6.39(4.89,8.45)

5.98(3.99,8.04)

< 0.001

sCr, umol/l

67.00(56.00,82.00)

73.35(59.90,91.18)

66.00(55.60,81.25)

63.20(52.75,74.85)

< 0.001

BNP, pg/ml

284.80(130.50,1021.60)

529.20(204.10,2621.53)

271.30(120.90,826.40)

222.70(120.18,494.75)

< 0.001

TG, mmol/l

0.97(0.78,1.32)

0.93(0.76,1.19)

0.97(0.78,1.33)

1.11(0.86,1.43)

0.006

TC, mmol/l

4.25(3.58,5.06)

3.84(3.17,4.64)

4.36(3.68,5.16)

4.07(3.49,5.27)

< 0.001

LDL-C, mmol/l

2.28(1.84,2.87)

1.94(1.59,2.35)

2.34(1.93,2.93)

2.45(1.92,3.12)

< 0.001

hs-CRP, mg/l

13.71(3.22,58.60)

13.90(2.87,47.28)

10.57(2.79,52.60)

34.64(9.25,73.98)

0.001

WBC,× 109/L

7.70(5.80,10.30)

6.25(4.80,8.43)

7.70(6.00,10.20)

9.95(7.68,12.73)

< 0.001

Hb, g/l

134.00(123.00,146.00)

136.00(125.00,150.00)

135.00(123.00,146.00)

124.50(111.00,135.25)

< 0.001

PCO2,mmHg

42.20(37.90,49.10)

43.15(38.18,52.33)

42.20(37.56,48.01)

41.10(38.60,47.75)

0.125

  1. Values are mean (standard deviation) or number (percentage of total number of participants in column)or Median (interquartile). BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CAD, coronary artery disease; NYHA, New York Heart Association; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; DVT, deep venous thrombosis; ICS, inhaled corticosteroids; FBG, fibrinogen; FEV1/FVC, the ratio of forced expiratory volume in the first second to forced vital capacity; PT, prothrombin time; INR, international normalized ratio; PTA, Prothrombin activity; APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; D-D, D-dimer; ALB, albumin; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, Aspartate transaminase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; sCr, serum creatinine; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; WBC, white blood cell; Hb, hemoglobin; PCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide.