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Table 2 Clinical features of the study patients according to sex

From: Characteristics, treatments, in-hospital and long-term outcomes among inpatients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China: sex differences in a large cohort study

Variable

Total

(N = 14,007)

Male (N = 11,020)

Female (N = 2987)

P Value

Symptoms (n, %)

    

Altered mental status

465(3.3)

316(2.9)

149(5.0)

< 0.001

Cough

13,208(94.3)

10,439(94.7)

2769(92.7)

< 0.001

Expectoration

12,848(91.7)

10,178(92.4)

2670(89.4)

< 0.001

Wheeze

3450(24.6)

2693(24.4)

757(25.3)

0.308

Dyspnea

8550(61.0)

6772(61.5)

1778(59.5)

0.055

Fever

1613(11.5)

1288(11.7)

325(10.9)

0.220

Signs

    

SBP (mmHg)

132.05 ± 19.44

131.91 ± 19.40

132.59 ± 19.57

0.088

SBP < 100 mmHg

552(3.9)

429(3.9)

123(4.1)

0.572

DBP (mmHg)

78.83 ± 12.58

79.04 ± 12.47

78.04 ± 12.96

< 0.001

DBP < 60 mmHg

806(5.8)

584(5.3)

222(7.4)

< 0.001

Pulse rate(bpm)

89.13 ± 16.63

89.76 ± 16.66

86.81 ± 16.31

< 0.001

Pulse rate > 100 bpm

3501(25.0)

2889(26.2)

612(20.5)

< 0.001

Respiratory rate > 30 bpm

91(0.7)

72(0.7)

19(0.6)

0.917

SO2(%)

96.7(95.0-98.1)

96.40(95.00–98.00)

97.00(95.18–98.60)

0.006

P2 hyperactivity (n, %)

194(1.4)

138(1.3)

56(1.9)

0.010

Edema of the lower extremities (n, %)

1755(12.5)

1213(11.0)

542(18.1)

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations SBP = Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP = Diastolic blood pressure