The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Table 2 Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of patients

From: Corticosteroid and antibiotic use in hospitalized patients in Lebanon with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Variable	n (%)
Age class
≤ 50	34 (13.1%)
51–60	63 (24.2%)
61–70	78 (30.3%)
71–80	45 (17.3%)
81–90	40 (15.4%)
Gender
Female	124 (47.7%)
Male	136 (52.3%)
Smoking status
Current smoker	148 (56.9%)
Ex-smoker	35 (13,4%)
Nonsmoker	77 (29.6%)
Alcohol intake
No	177 (68.07%)
Quit alcohol intake	14 (5.38%)
Yes	69 (26.5%)
Admitting season
Fall	44 (16.9%)
Spring	64 (24.6%)
Summer	56 (21.5%)
Winter	96 (36.9%)

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