Patient Demographic and Clinical Characteristics at First Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Specialty Clinic Visit (n = 149)
| Patient Characteristics | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Age | 60.2 (10.3) |
| Cigarettes per day | 17.3 (11.2) |
| CAT score | 23.3 (8.4) |
| Nicotine dependence score | 5.1 (2.3) |
| n (%) | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 83 (56.1) |
| Female | 65 (43.9) |
| Insurance | |
| Yes | 83 (55.7) |
| No | 66 (44.3) |
| COPD grade | |
| A | 8 (6.1) |
| B | 81 (62.3) |
| C | 1 (0.8) |
| D | 40 (30.8) |
| Gold stage | |
| 1 | 26 (23.6) |
| 2 | 52 (47.3) |
| 3 | 26 (23.6) |
| 4 | 6 (5.5) |
| Smoking | |
| Yes | 93 (62.4) |
| No | 56 (37.6) |
| Smokeless tobacco use | |
| Current user | 5 (3.5) |
| Former user | 14 (9.7) |
| Never used | 125 (86.8) |
Unequal numbers of patients in some categories due to missing values.
SD, standard deviation; CAT, common admission test.