<p>Data are presented as numbers (%) or medians (interquartile range) unless otherwise indicated.</p><p>COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, BMI: body mass index, ABGA: arterial blood gas analysis, PaO<sub>2</sub>: partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood, PaCO<sub>2</sub>: partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood, FEV<sub>1</sub>: forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC: forced vital capacity</p><p>*missing: 1839,</p><p><sup>†</sup>pre-bronchodilator,</p><p><sup>‡</sup>missing: 494.</p><p>Baseline characteristics.</p
<p>BMI, body mass index. FEV<sub>1</sub>%, forced expiratory volume in one second (% predicted).</p>...
<p>All values are expressed as Mean (SD). BMI: body mass index, FEV<sub>1</sub>: forced expiratory v...
<p>Abbreviations:</p><p>NIAD: non-insulin anti-diabetic drugs;</p><p>SD: standard deviation;</p><p>B...
<p>Data are presented: mean ± SD, percentages or <sup>#</sup>median (interquartile range) if data we...
<p>Data are presented as means with standard deviation or number and percentage when appropriate. P ...
<p>Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Data are expressed as mean (standard ...
<p>Data are presented as % or mean ± SD, unless otherwise stated.</p>┼<p>Data are presented as media...
<p>Data are presented as numbers (%), mean ± SD or median (25th to 75th percentile). COPD = chronic ...
<p>Data are presented as means ± SD or numbers.</p><p>BMI: body mass index; FVC: forced vital capaci...
<p>Values are means (SD) for continuous variables, absolute numbers (percentages) for dichotomous va...
<p>*Mean (standard deviation)</p><p><sup>$</sup> Proportion (95% confidence interval)</p><p>Abbrevia...
<p>COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; TIA: transient ischaemic attack. Blood count results...
<p>Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise stated. UTI = urinary tract infection, IQR = interqu...
<p>Values are presented as n (%) or mean ± SD, as indicated.</p><p>BMI = body mass index; PCI = perc...
<p><b>NOTE:</b> There are no significant differences (P>0.05) at the baseline of population (index o...
<p>BMI, body mass index. FEV<sub>1</sub>%, forced expiratory volume in one second (% predicted).</p>...
<p>All values are expressed as Mean (SD). BMI: body mass index, FEV<sub>1</sub>: forced expiratory v...
<p>Abbreviations:</p><p>NIAD: non-insulin anti-diabetic drugs;</p><p>SD: standard deviation;</p><p>B...
<p>Data are presented: mean ± SD, percentages or <sup>#</sup>median (interquartile range) if data we...
<p>Data are presented as means with standard deviation or number and percentage when appropriate. P ...
<p>Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Data are expressed as mean (standard ...
<p>Data are presented as % or mean ± SD, unless otherwise stated.</p>┼<p>Data are presented as media...
<p>Data are presented as numbers (%), mean ± SD or median (25th to 75th percentile). COPD = chronic ...
<p>Data are presented as means ± SD or numbers.</p><p>BMI: body mass index; FVC: forced vital capaci...
<p>Values are means (SD) for continuous variables, absolute numbers (percentages) for dichotomous va...
<p>*Mean (standard deviation)</p><p><sup>$</sup> Proportion (95% confidence interval)</p><p>Abbrevia...
<p>COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; TIA: transient ischaemic attack. Blood count results...
<p>Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise stated. UTI = urinary tract infection, IQR = interqu...
<p>Values are presented as n (%) or mean ± SD, as indicated.</p><p>BMI = body mass index; PCI = perc...
<p><b>NOTE:</b> There are no significant differences (P>0.05) at the baseline of population (index o...
<p>BMI, body mass index. FEV<sub>1</sub>%, forced expiratory volume in one second (% predicted).</p>...
<p>All values are expressed as Mean (SD). BMI: body mass index, FEV<sub>1</sub>: forced expiratory v...
<p>Abbreviations:</p><p>NIAD: non-insulin anti-diabetic drugs;</p><p>SD: standard deviation;</p><p>B...