Research Article

Development and Relevance of Hypercapnia in COPD

Table 1

Characteristics of the COPD cohort.

All COPD N = 637Comparison based on prior AHRF in COPD
No AHRF N = 323AHRF N = 314

Age (years)74 (66–80)75 (68–82)65 (73–78)<0.01
Sex (male)278 (43.6)148 (45.8)140 (44.59)0.75
Pack years40 (33–56)40 (32–55)40 (33–56)0.59
Current smokers126 (19.8)49 (15.2)77 (24.5)0.02
Hypercapnia233 (36.6)73 (22.6)145 (46.18)<0.01
BMI25.5 (213–32.5)24.6 (21.3–32.0)26·7 (21.4–33.6)0.28
FEV10.9 (0.65–1.26)0.98 (0.72–1.43)0·82 (0.59–1.12)<0.01
FEV1pp41 (41–55)47 (34–60)36 (28–49)<0.01
FVCpp73 (57–90)78 (63–94)69 (51–85)<0.01
DLCOpp48.9 (38.9–73.3)60.9 (55.1–66.7)43.6 (36.2–64.9)<0.01
RVpp104.35 (89.5–123.4)100 (88.03–108.93)112 (93.4–134.25)0.09
PaO27.9 (7.1–8.7)7.9 (7.2–8.7)7.8 (7.0–8.6)0.08
PaCO25.9 (4.9–6.9)5.5 (4.7–6.4)6.4 (5.4–7.5)<0.01
HCO328.4 (26.2–31.5)27.5 (25.6–30.1)29 (26.7–32.8)<0.01
BE3.7 (1.5–6.5)3.4 (1.2–5.7)4.3 (2.3–7.2)<0.01
On LTOT304 (47.7)146 (45.2)158 (50.3)0.2
Emphysema284 (44.6)177 (54.8)142 (45.2)0.04
Upper lobe emphysema113 (39.8)58 (51.3)55 (48.7)0.21
Lower lobe emphysema14 (4.9)12 (85.7)2 (14.3)0.12
No zonal predominance157 (55.3)89 (56.69)68 (43.3)0.79
LZVI-UZVI
Bronchiectasis101 (15.9)50 (15.5)51 (16.2)0·79
Change in FEV1/ml/year−54 (−160-23.5)−65.5 (−172.8-8)−49 (−143.5−32.5)0·33
Follow-up (years)1.33 (0.31–2.65)1.30 (0.31–2.56)0.31 (1.34–2.87)0·62
Death415 (65.1)192 (59.4)223 (71.02)<0.01

Data are shown as mean (SE) or median (IQR) for quantitative measures, and n (%) for binary outcomes, which are further denoted by italic text.