Characteristic | KCO | p-value | ||||
>GLI LLN and >SCAPIS LLN (G1) | >GLI LLN but <SCAPIS LLN (G2) | <GLI LLN and <SCAPIS LLN (G3) | G1 versus G2 | G1 versus G3 | G2 versus G3 | |
Subjects | 13 573 (90.2) | 818 (5.4) | 649 (4.3) | |||
Age years | 57.5±4.3 | 56.8±4.3 | 59.0±4.2 | |||
Female % | 51.5 | 52.9 | 56.9 | |||
Smoking habits % | ||||||
Never smokers | 47.9 | 31.1 | 14.0 | |||
Former smokers | 37.1 | 36.7 | 35.3 | |||
Current smokers | 11.6 | 30.2 | 48.8 | |||
Missing information | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | |||
Cough % | 17.5 | 27.3 | 34.0 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.009 |
Chronic bronchitis % | 4.4 | 8.3 | 13.2 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.006 |
Sputum production % | 10.4 | 16.7 | 24.9 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Wheeze % | 6.8 | 11.5 | 18.2 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.001 |
Dyspnoea# % | 9.5 | 13.6 | 27.4 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Sick leave due to respiratory problems % | 4.6 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 0.006 | <0.001 | 0.359 |
Having reported asthma % | 7.8 | 7.9 | 9.5 | 0.955 | 0.016 | 0.359 |
Having reported COPD % | 1.0 | 2.0 | 10.3 | 0.024 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Emphysema¶ % | 4.3 | 13.9 | 35.9 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
FEV1/FVC <SCAPIS LLN % | 8.1 | 22.1 | 44.4 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
FEV1/FVC <GLI LLN % | 3.6 | 10.4 | 29.6 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Data are presented as n, n (%) or mean±sd. COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital capacity. #: modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) score ≥2; ¶: based on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings.