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Table 1 Pulmonary Characteristics and Body Composition between Patients and Controls

From: Low bone mineral density in men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

 

Controls (n = 15)

Patients (n = 30)

P value

Age, yr

63.5 (5.7)

66.0 (8.5)

0.25

Smoking pack-years, median (range)

34.3 (10-80)

53.3 (10-150)

0.04

Long acting β 2 agonist n

0

6

 

FEV 1 (% predicted)

92.9 (10.6)

63.7 (17.9)

< 0.001

FEV 1 (l)

2.88 (0.48)

1.95 (0.63)

< 0.001

FVC (l)

3.80 (0.71)

3.41 (0.84)

0.12

O 2 saturations at room air (%)

96.3 (1.7)

95.4 (1.7)

0.08

pO 2 (kPA)

ND

9.64 (1.5)

 

ISWD (m)

563 (221)

424 (171)

0.03

BMI (kg/m2)

29.7 (3.5)

26.4 (5.1)

0.03

Total FFMI (kg/m 2 )

20.4 (1.7)

18.3 (2.4)

0.004

BMD Total Hip (g/cm 2 )

1.05 (0.17)

0.93 (0.14)

0.01

BMD Femoral neck (g/cm 2 )

0.85 (0.14)

0.74 (0.11)

0.01

BMD Total lumbar spine (g/cm 2 )

1.13 (0.23)

1.03 (0.20)

0.11

  1. Data presented as means (SD) unless stated otherwise
  2. Definition of abbreviations: FEV1 = Forced expiratory volume 1 second, FVC = Forced vital capacity, RA = Room Air, ISWD = Incremental Shuttle Walk distance, BMI = Body Mass Index, BMD = Bone Mineral Density, FFMI = fat-free mass index, FMI = fat mass index, O2 = oxygen, ND = Not determined