Comparison of patients’ length of stay, clinical status, and body weight dynamics depending on the air conditioning status of the patient rooms
| Parameter | Room without radiant cooling | Room with radiant cooling | p-value |
| Length of hospital stay, median (range) | 9 days (3–18) | 6 days (3–14) | 0.003 |
| CAT, median (range) | |||
| Admission | 27 (15–36) | 28 (11–38) | 0.556 |
| Discharge | 23 (1–32) | 23 (6–36) | 0.864 |
| mMRC, median (range) | |||
| Admission | 3 (1–4) | 4 (0–4) | 0.176 |
| Discharge | 3 (0–4) | 3 (0–4) | 0.812 |
| Body weight, median (range) | |||
| Admission | 61 kg (44–152) | 80 kg (48–138) | 0.002** |
| Discharge | 61 kg (44–100) | 76 kg (46–110) | 0.049* |
CAT: COPD Assessment Test; mMRC: Modified British Medical Research Council Questionnaire for Dyspnoea. * p<0.05; ** p<0.01.