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Table 1 Comparison of participant characteristics by smoking status

From: Airway surface liquid from smokers promotes bacterial growth and biofilm formation via iron-lactoferrin imbalance

Characteristics

Smokers

Non-Smokers

p-value

Age mean

32.8 (11)

37.7 (13)

0.3881

Male gender (%)

54

81

NA

Recovery rate (%)

77.3 (10.5)

70.7 (16.4)

0.2542

  1. Data expressed as mean and standard deviation
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Respiratory Research

ISSN: 1465-993X

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