Impact of Clinical Factors on Generic and Disease-Specific Quality of Life in COPD and Asthma-COPD Overlap with Exacerbations
Table 2
Symptoms and quality of life in patients with COPD and ACO.
COPD
ACO
value
CAT score
0.522
EQ-5D VAS score
0.110
EQ-5D scores
Mobility
0.511
Self-care
0.928
Usual activities
0.304
Pain/discomfort
0.318
Anxiety/depression
0.074
mMRC score
0.692
Severity of symptoms in the past week
Dyspnea at rest
0.900
Dyspnea during daily activities
0.216
Cough
0.425
Sputum production
0.738
Use of short-acting bronchodilators in the past week (% all patients)
0.274
≤1
22.5%
20.4%
2-3
29.5%
23.1%
>3
48.0%
56.5%
Data are shown as . Data were analyzed with -test, Mann-Whitney test, and test. CAT: COPD Assessment Test; mMRC: Modified British Medical Research Council Questionnaire.
