Table 1: Comparison of characteristics between CAD patients with COPD and those without COPD in subjects with a smoking history.

 

with COPD

without COPD

p

 (n = 26)

 (n = 65)

Age, years

73.2 (6.3)

69.2 (8.9)

0.042

Male, n (%)

25 (96.2)

61 (93.8)

0.67

Smoking history, n (%)

0.57

    Current smoker

10 (38.5)

21 (32.3)

    Ex-smoker

16 (61.5)

44 (67.7)

Smoking pack-years

52.7 (25.8)

52.1 (67.4)

1.00

BMI

22.9 (3.3)

24.2 (3.1)

0.03

FEV1/FVC

61.1 (9.0)

78.4 (4.4)

< 0.001

%FEV1, (%)

69.1 (16.2)

93.2 (14.3)

< 0.001

%VC, (%)

88.3 (11.6)

94.0 (2.4)

0.15

ABI

0.93 (0.25)

1.04 (0.19)

0.04

Hypertension, n (%)

19 (76.0)

44 (67.7)

0.37

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

12 (48.0)

33 (50.8)

0.81

Hyperlipidemia, n (%)

814 (53.8)

41 (64.6)

0.42

hs-CRP (mg/dl)

0.21 (0.62)

0.20 (0.24)

0.87

TNF-α (pg/ml)

4.2 (0.8)

2.2 (0.5)

0.047

 

Values are mean (SEM) unless otherwise indicated.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; %FEV1, percent forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FEV1/FVC, Forced expiratory volume in 1 second/Forced vital capacity; %VC, percent vital capacity; ABI, ankle-brachial pressure index; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; TNF-α, tissue necrosis factor-α