Table 2 The characteristics of the patients in Western blotting for whole lung homogenates
From: Glutathione S-transferase omega in the lung and sputum supernatants of COPD patients
Non-smoker N = 9 | Smoker N = 5 | COPD N = 17 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 62 (13) | 60 (3) | 61 (9) | 0.0917 |
Sex M:F | 4:5 | 4:1 | 13:4 | 0.350 |
Pack-years | 0 | 41 (14) | 35 (15)* | 0.000 |
FEV1 %predicted | 99 (20) | 84 (14) | 50 (28) | 0.000 |
FEV1/FVC % | 88 (6) | 81 (7) | 55 (17) | 0.008 |
MEF50 %pred | 94 (29) | 84 (61) | 37 (20) | 0.009 |
DCO %pred | 92 (18) | 81 (11) | 54 (22) | 0.002 |
DCO/VA %pred | 98 (18) | 88 (1) | 61 (22) | 0.002 |