Clinical Study
Psychometric Testing of the CHAMPS Questionnaire in French Canadians with COPD
Table 2
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of participants: construct validity.
| | Characteristic | English-speaking participants (N = 56) | French-speaking participants (N = 74) | | Mean (SD) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | N (%) |
| | Age | 66 (10) | | 65 (8) | | | Sex | | | | | | Female | | 25 (45) | | 46 (38) | | Male | | 31 (55) | | 28 (62) | | Body mass index | 29 (6) | | 27 (6) | | | Dyspnea (MRC) | | | | | | Mild-moderate (1–3) | | 38 (68) | | 60 (81) | | Severe (4-5) | | 18 (32) | | 14 (19) | | FEV1(L) | 1.06 (0.43) | | 1.09 (0.41) | | | FEV1/FVC (%) | 46 (14) | | 41 (11) | | | FEV1(% predicted) | 46 (14) | | 45 (13) | | | Marital status | | | | | | Never married or formerly married | | 27 (48) | | 40 (54) | | Married or common law | | 29 (52) | | 34 (46) | | Smoking status | | | | | | Ex-smoker | | 46 (82) | | 59 (80) | | Smoker | | 10 (18) | | 15 (20) | | Number of comorbid conditions | | | | | | 0 | | 19 (34) | | 40 (54) | | 1 | | 30 (54) | | 22 (30) | | 2-3 | | 7 (13) | | 12 (16) |
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Body mass index (BMI) is defined as weight (kg) divided by height (m) squared. |
