Table 2

- Clinical outcomes of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the matched cohorts.

CharacteristicsLOS <10 daysLOS ≥10 daysP-values
Age (year)*69 (62-75)72 (62-74)0.635§
Gender, male (n [%])*60 (61.22)25 (55.56)0.521
Comorbidity, n (%)46 (46.94)29 (64.44)0.052
History of hospitalization in the last year, n (%)40 (40.82)22 (48.89)0.366
Body mass index (kg/cm2)*25.05 (22.6-27.7)24 (22.04-26.89)0.143§
FEV1/FVC*52 (39.5-60)45 (37-59)0.379§
FEV1 (%)*38 (29.5-49.5)38 (30-53)0.930§
pH*7.37 (7.31-7.43)7.35 (7.32-7.4)0.379§
pCO2 mm Hg*53.1 (44-65.9)55 (46-65)0.490§
pO2 mm Hg*56 (48.8-66.9)54 (49-60.2)0.609§
HCO3 mmol/L*28 (26-30)27 (25-29)0.437§
Platelet 109/L*257 (198-314.5)242 (191-293.9)0.480§
RDW/albumin*5 (4.36-5.31)5.48 (5-6.07)0.005§
CRP (mg/dL)*40 (15-85)54 (36-103)0.078§
Mortality, n (%)6 (6.12)14 (31.11)<0.001

LOS: length of stay, BMI: body mass index, FEV1: forced expiratory volume in the first second, pH: potential of hydrogen, pCO2: partial pressure of carbon dioxide, HCO3: bicarbonate, RDW: erythrocyte distribution width, CPR: C-reactive protein

  • * Values are presented as median and interquartile range (IQR).

  • Chi-square test,

  • § Mann-Whitney U test.