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20 November 2020: Clinical Research

The Relationship Between Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Case-Control Study from a Single Center in Beijing, China

Wei Qin 1ABCDE , Jiangmei Yin 2BCDF , Lei Yang 1BCF , Shuna Yang 1BF , Yue Li 1CE , Xuanting Li 1EG , Wenli Hu 1E*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.925703

Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e925703

Table 6 Comparison of the characteristics of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among groups according to basal ganglia enlarged perivascular space (BG-EPVS) burden.

CharacteristicsBG-EPVS 1 (N=71)BG-EPVS 2 (N=14)BG-EPVS 3 (N=22)BG-EPVS 4 (N=18)P
Age, years71 (60, 78)70 (64, 73)76 (66, 80)71 (68, 81)0.195
Male, n (%)44 (62.0)10 (71.4)14 (63.6)14 (77.8)0.605
Hypertension, n (%)29 (40.8)6 (42.9)9 (40.9)13 (72.2)0.110
DM, n (%)14 (19.7)2 (14.3)5 (22.7)4 (22.2)0.927
History of stroke, n (%)4 (5.6)1 (7.1)2 (9.1)5 (27.8)0.048
History of CHD, n (%)7 (9.9)2 (14.3)3 (13.6)2 (11.1)0.890
Alcoholism, n (%)13 (18.3)1 (7.1)4 (18.2)3 (16.7)0.827
Smoking, n (%)44 (62.0)12 (85.7)12 (54.5)9 (50.0)0.177
HbA1c,%5.80 (4.90, 7.00)6.17 (4.88, 6.96)5.30 (5.00, 6.00)5.30 (4.68, 5.85)0.186
TC, mmol/L4.35±0.864.26±1.004.23±0.753.98±0.670.420
HDL-C, mmol/L1.30±0.371.08±0.371.19±0.351.19±0.410.179
LDL-C, mmol/L2.48±0.722.61±1.012.46±0.672.47±0.730.931
ESR, mmol/L19.28±21.1113.41±10.7915.86±14.2625.06±25.870.353
ALP, mmol/L87.67±34.1890.93±21.6792.18±25.2890.78±23.890.921
Cr, mmol/L76.25±33.8868.32±17.5675.66±20.3580.43±21.550.702
CRP, mmol/L2.75±4.3962.24±4.161.63±3.433.53±5.120.552
COPD grade, n (%)0.459
GOLD 134 (47.9)4 (28.6)6 (27.3)10 (55.6)
GOLD 224 (33.8)6 (42.9)11 (50.0)5 (27.8)
GOLD 313 (18.3)4 (28.6)5 (22.7)3 (16.7)
GOLD 4,
Duration of COPD, years10 (3,20)20 (5, 33)15 (10, 40)10 (2, 20)0.067
Data are presented as mean±standard deviation, median (interquartile range) or counts (%). BG-EPVS – basal ganglia enlarged perivascular spaces; DM – diabetes mellitus; CHD – coronary heart disease; HbA1c – glycosylated hemoglobin; TC – total cholesterol; LDL-C – low density lipoprotein cholesterol; ESR – erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HDL-C – high density lipoprotein cholesterol; ALP – alkaline phosphatase; Cr – creatinine; CRP – C-reactive protein; GOLD – global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease; COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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