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Table 1 Demographics and spirometry values

From: Expansion of CD4+CD25+helper T cells without regulatory function in smoking and COPD

 

Never-smokers

n = 9

Smokers

n = 14

COPD

Ex-smokers

n = 4

COPD

Smokers

n = 5

Male:Female

5:4

7:7

4:0

0:5

Age

65 ± 5.2

60 ± 6.6

67 ± 2.1

61 ± 2.4

Smoking (pack years)

0 (0-0)

30 (20-44)

50 (44-52)

46 (35-65)

COPD stage

(GOLD) +

NA

NA

2 and 3

2 and 3

FEV 1 /FVC %

Pre bronchodilatation

77 (74-83)

78 (75-82)

62 (60-67)

60 (56-67)

FEV 1 /FVC %

Post bronchodilatation

NA

78 (77-81)

64 (62-67)

60 (59-66)

FEV 1 % of predicted Pre bronchodilatation

101 (89-110)

112 (104-120)

53 (40-64)

53 (47-66)

FEV 1 % of predicted Post bronchodilatation

NA

114 (108-119)

63 (52-67)

60 (55-68)

  1. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation for age, median and inter quartile range for all others. FEV1: Forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC: Forced vital capacity. NA: not applicable. + http://www.goldcopd.org. In the ex-smoking COPD patients, the smoking cessation was more than five years prior to study inclusion.