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Table 1 Clinical characteristics

From: Comprehensive characterisation of pulmonary and serum surfactant protein D in COPD

subjects

age

gender

FEV1

[% predicted]

FEV1/FVC

[%]

Pack years

healthy non-smokers (n = 10)

25.8 ± 1.4#

7 F, 3 M

106.1 ± 3.0#

79.8 ± 2.1#

0#

young smokers (n = 10)

30.7 ± 2.9#

3 M, 7 F

97.8 ± 3.9#

78.8 ± 2.0#

14.9 ± 4.4#.

elderly smokers (n = 20)

52.8 ± 1.4*

14 M, 6 F

112.8 ± 3.3#

74.7 ± 1.0#

38.6 ± 5.5*

smokers with COPD (n = 20)

55.0 ± 1.4*

14 M, 6 F

60.5 ± 1.5*

46.9 ± 2.2*

48.0 ± 2.7*

  1. (F = female, M = male, FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in one second, FVC = forced vital capacity. Mean values ± SEM are given. * indicates p < 0.05 compared to healthy non-smokers and # indicates p < 0.05 to smokers with COPD.)