Table 2 Baseline characteristic of COPD patients stratified by distribution of two subsets of Tregs.

From: Distribution of two CD4+FOXP3+ T cell subpopulations reflects disease phenotypes and prognosis in COPD

 

Type A

Type B

p-value

Retrospective outcomes

   

COPD.hospitalizations PPPY *

0.4

1.6

< 0.001

COPD exacerbations PPPY *

1.0

3.2

< 0.001

FEV1 decline mL·year− 1

27 ± 19

36 ± 24

< 0.01

BMI change kg·m− 2

–0.2 ± 2.6

–0.4 ± 1.6

NS

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