Research Article

Nomograms for Predicting Coexisting Cardiovascular Disease and Prognosis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Study Based on NHANES Data

Table 1

Baseline demographic characteristics of the included participants.

VariablesCOPD group (n = 391)COPD + CVD group (n = 149)P

Follow-up time, months91.00 [72.00, 104.00]79.00 [51.00, 100.00]<0.001

GenderMale, n (%)155 (39.6)97 (65.1)<0.001
Female, n (%)236 (60.4)52 (34.9)

Age, years61.00 [50.00, 72.00]67.00 [60.00, 76.00]<0.001

SBP, mmHg126.00 [116.00, 142.00]128.00 [116.00, 144.00]0.713

DBP, mmHg70.00 [62.00, 76.00]70.00 [60.00, 78.00]0.544

BMI, kg/m228.52 [24.34, 34.05]29.90 [26.14, 35.49]0.033

SmokeNever-smoker, n (%)116 (29.7)34 (22.8)0.121
Ex-smoker, n (%)148 (37.9)70 (47.0)
Current-smoker, n (%)127 (32.5)45 (30.2)

SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range. Values were presented as median [interquartile range (IQR)] or n (%).