Clinical Study
Psychometric Testing of the CHAMPS Questionnaire in French Canadians with COPD
Table 1
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of participants: test-retest reliability.
| | Characteristic | English-speaking participants (N = 19) | French-speaking participants (N = 18) | | Mean (SD) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | N (%) |
| | Age | 71 (7) | | 71 (9) | | | Sex | | | | | | Female | | 4 (21) | | 8 (44) | | Male | | 15 (79) | | 10 (56) | | Body mass index | 25 (6) | | 25 (3) | | | Dyspnea (MRC) | | | | | | Mild-moderate (1–3) | | 12 (63) | | 9 (50) | | Severe (4-5) | | 7 (37) | | 9 (50) | | FEV1(L) | 0.98 (0.48) | | 1.0 (0.51) | | | FEV1/FVC (%) | 44 (13) | | 44 (14) | | | FEV1(% predicted) | 38 (16) | | 42 (15) | | | Marital status | | | | | | Never married or formerly married | | 8 (42) | | 12 (67) | | Married or common law | | 11 (58) | | 6 (33) | | Smoking status | | | | | | Ex-smoker | | 17 (90) | | 17 (94) | | Smoker | | 2 (10) | | 1 (6) | | Number of comorbid conditions | | | | | | 0 | | 8 (42) | | 4 (22) | | 1 | | 10 (53) | | 8 (45) | | 2-3 | | 1 (5) | | 6 (33) |
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Body mass index (BMI) is defined as weight (kg) divided by height (m) squared. |
