Table 11Study Completers vs Noncompleters at 9 Months

Completed study (n = 158), % (No.) or mean (SD)Did not complete study (n = 34), % (No.) or mean (SD)P value
Age, y61.3 (7.5)61.1 (8.5).92
Male63.9% (101)73.5% (25).29
African American57.7% (88)61.8% (21).52
Latino/Hispanic17.7% (28)11.8% (4).40
GOLD category D45.2% (71)51.5% (17).51
Smoking at baseline51.3% (81)65.6% (22).14
Substance use26.6% (42)38.2% (13).17
PHQ score ≥1516.6% (26)11.8% (4).49

Abbreviations: GOLD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; PHQ, Patient Health Questionnaire.

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