Case Control Study
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World J Clin Cases. Mar 16, 2022; 10(8): 2382-2392
Published online Mar 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i8.2382
Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics between the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with pulmonary infections and those without
Baseline characteristics
The control group
The pulmonary infection group
χ2
P value
Cases, n9685
Gender (male/female)59/3750/350.1310.718
Age range (yr)67.44 ± 8.5168.83 ± 8.901.0730.285
Course of disease (yr)16.35 ± 7.6817.13 ± 8.060.6660.506
Smoking history, n (%)68 (70.83)65 (76.47)0.7350.391
FEV1 (%)47.65 ± 10.0741.30 ± 9.914.266< 0.001
FEV1/FVC (%)58.24 ± 8.6250.48 ± 9.135.879< 0.001
Table 2 The bacterial spectrum of patients in the pulmonary infection group
Bacteria
Strains
Proportion (%)
Gram-negative bacteria4957.65
Pseudomonas aeruginosa1618.82
Klebsiella pneumoniae1416.47
Haemophilus influenzae78.24
Haemophilus parainfluenzae78.24
Others55.88
Gram-positive bacteria3541.18
Streptococcus pneumoniae2428.24
Staphylococcus epidermidis1112.94
Fungus11.17
Total85100.00