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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

From: Long acting β2-adrenocepter agonists are not associated with atrial arrhythmias after pulmonary resection

 

β2-agonists group (n = 71)

Control group (n = 103)

P-value

Age, years

71.4 ± 7.3

70.7 ± 8.6

0.523

Gender (male)

55 (76%)

80 (78%)

0.975

Comorbidities (HT/DL/DM/IHD)

20/8/9/3

29/15/15/7

NS

Smoking history

65 (92%)

93 (90%)

0.778

Surgical procedure (VATS)

26 (37%)

49 (48%)

0.152

Lung cancer staging (I/II/III/IV)

48/8/13/2

68/9/22/4

NS

VC, % predicted

94.9 ± 14.6

98.0 ± 16.7

0.186

FEV1, % predicted

69.6 ± 15.1

79.0 ± 17.0

<0.001

FEV1/FVC, %

57.9 ± 8.6

62.9 ± 6.8

<0.001

  1. Values are shown as numbers (%) or mean ± SD
  2. Abbreviations: DL dyslipidemia, DM diabetes mellitus, FEV 1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity, HT hypertension, IHD ischemic heart disease, NS not significant, VATS video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, VC vital capacity