Pulmonary Medicine

Research Article

Thyroid Gland Disease as a Comorbid Condition in COPD

Table 2

Demographic characteristics of the patients with and without TGD.


	Patients with TGD (: 68)	Patients without TGD (: 241)

Age (years) ()			0.424
Gender (f/m)	3/65	9/234	0.527
BMI (kg/m²)			0.645
Smoking (pack-years)			0.741
FEV1 (% predicted)			0.184
FVC (% predicted)			0.194
FEV1/FVC			0.553
PEF (% predicted)			0.163
FEF25-75 (% predicted)			0.223
pH			0.478
PaO2 (mmHg)			0.234
PaCO2 (mmHg)			0.550
sO2 (%)			0.179
6MWD (meters)			0.966

: number; f: female; m: male; BMI: body mass index; : ; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC: forced vital capacity; PEF: peak expiratory flow; FEF _25-75: forced midexpiratory flow; PaO2: arterial partial pressure of oxygen; PaCO2: arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide; 6MWD: 6-minute walking distance. Student -test conducted. Mann-Whitney -test conducted.