| Parameter | Anemic (n = 36) | Non anemic (n = 164) | Total (n = 200) | p value | |
| Cough | 36 (100.0%) | 164 (100.0%) | 200 (100.0%) | 1.000 (NS) | |
| Expectoration | 35 (97.2%) | 159 (96.9%) | 194 (97.0%) | 0.931 (NS) | |
| Breathlessness | 35 (97.2%) | 149 (90.8%) | 184 (92.0%) | 0.203 (NS) | |
| Duration of breathlessness (yrs) | ≤5 | 11 (30.5%) | 67(40.8%) | 78 (39.0%) | 0.253 (NS) |
| >5 | 25 (69.4%) | 97 (59.1%) | 122 (61.0%) | ||
| No. of exacerbations | 0.004 (Sig.) | ||||
| ≤5 | 23 (63.8%) | 139 (84.7%) | 162(81.0%) | ||
| >5 | 13 (36.1%) | 25 (15.2%) | 38 (19.0%) | ||
| No of hospital admissions | ≤2 | 15 (41.6%) | 116 (70.7%) | 131 (65.5%) | 0.001 (Sig.) |
| >2 | 21 (58.3%) | 48 (29.2%) | 69 (34.5%) | ||
| Anorexia | 17 (47.2%) | 68 (41.4%) | 85 (42.5%) | 0.528 (NS) | |
| Weight loss | 16 (44.4%) | 50 (30.4%) | 66 (33.0%) | 0.108 (NS) | |
| Mean BMI | 19.89 (2.74) | 20.94 (2.22) | 20.75 (2.35) | 0.014 (Sig) | |