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Table 1 Demographics of study group

From: Basement membrane and vascular remodelling in smokers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study

Groups* (numbers)

H-N

(17)

S-N

(15)

S-COPD

(19)

ES-COPD (14)

Age† years

49 (20-68)

46 (30-65)

61 (46-78)

62 (53-69)

Female/Male

11/6

4/11

8/11

5/9

Pack-Years smoking†

0

35 (11-57)

45 (18-82)

55 (18-151)

FEV1% Predicted†‡

119 (114-124)

100 (78-125)

83 (55-102)

83 (55-105)

FEV1/FVC% ratio†‡

82 (71-88)

78 (70-96)

59 (46-68)

57 (38-68)

DLCO% predicted† ml/min/mmHg

-

77 (58-105)

67 (48-83)

64 (45-74)

Number (%) with DLCO%

Predicted < 60%

-

1 (6.7%)

2 (11.2%)

4 (30.8%)

  1. *H-N: healthy and nonsmoker, S-N: smokers with normal lung function, S-COPD and ES-COPD: smoker and ex-smoker COPD
  2. † Median (range), ‡ post-bronchodilator values