Anti-bacterial antibody and T cell responses in bronchiectasis are differentially associated with lung colonization and disease

Table 1 Demographics of the subjects included in this study

Characteristics	BR n = 119	COPD n = 58	HV n = 28
Sex (no.) Male/female)	45/74	Not av.	Not av.
Age (y)	65 ± 1.08	69 ± 1.23	54 ± 3.01
Exacerbations (per year)	4 ± 0.29	3 ± 0.38	Not app.
Smoking history (pack years)	8 ± 1.33	47 ± 4.08	Not av.
FEV₁ (% predicted)	68 ± 2.68	49 ± 2.70	113 ± 2.83
FVC (% predicted)	82 ± 2.48	77 ± 2.40	118 ± 2.7
FEV₁/FVC ratio	66 ± 1.52	50 ± 2.17	83 ± 1.75

Values are presented as means ± SEM, exacerbations represents the number per year. FEV₁ represent forced expiratory volume in the first second and FVC, forced vital capacity. Not av., indicates the data are not available, whereas Not app., means that the category was not applicable

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