Outcomes of COPD Exacerbations Treated with Corticosteroids, Antibiotics, or Both

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Characteristic</td><td align="center">Value</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Age, years</td><td align="center">65 ± 6</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Sex</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Male</td><td align="center">45%</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Female</td><td align="center">55%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Smoking</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Active</td><td align="center">10%</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Pack-years</td><td align="center">45 ± 18</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Spirometry</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr><td align="left"> FEV<sub>1</sub>, L</td><td align="center">0.81 ± 0.26</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> FEV<sub>1</sub>, % predicted</td><td align="center">31 ± 12%</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> FEV<sub>1</sub>/FVC</td><td align="center">36 ± 13%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">GOLD stage</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr><td align="left"> I</td><td align="center">0%</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> II</td><td align="center">9%</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> III</td><td align="center">32%</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> IV</td><td align="center">59%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Followup, days</td><td align="center">336 ± 151</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>AECOPDs:  acute exacerbations of COPD, FEV<sub>1</sub>:  forced expiratory volume in 1 second, FVC:  forced vital capacity, GOLD:  Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.<br/></td></tr></table>

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Table 5: Outcomes of COPD Exacerbations Treated with Corticosteroids, Antibiotics, or Both 