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Table 1 Comparison of demographic and lung function variables * in LLFS and CHARGE/SpiroMeta consortia +

From: Genetic variants associated with lung function: the long life family study

 

LLFS (n = 3889)

CHARGE/SpiroMeta (n = 48201)

p value

Age (years)

68.6 (15.2)

53.5 (7.7)

<0.0001

Sex (% Male)

44

44

0.62

Smoking Status (% never smoker)

56.6

42.0

<0.0001

FEV1 (ml)

2455 (866)

2963 (798)

<0.0001

FEV1/FVC

0.76 (0.07)

0.78 (0.09)

<0.0001

  1. *Values are means (standard deviations in parentheses) or percentages.
  2. +Values for the demographic and lung function variables in the CHARGE/SpiroMeta consortia were calculated using previously published data (Additional file 2: Table S1 a in Soler Artigas et al.) [18].
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Respiratory Research

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