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Table 2 Characteristics of patients for PBMCs isolation and stimulation

From: The effects of BAFF on T lymphocytes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Patient number

Sex

Age

yrs.

BMI

kg/m2

Smoking index

p.y

FEV1% pred

1

male

64

25.0

50

46.7

2

male

68

18.5

150

33.2

3

male

72

21.3

30

46.0

4

male

59

22.6

20

63.0

5

male

54

24.5

20

50.0

6

male

55

26.7

37

67.0

7

male

72

22.9

30

40.6

8

male

64

24.2

80

22.0

9

male

74

23.5

50

74.3

10

male

69

23.7

40

33.9

11

male

72

22.2

60

64.2

12

male

71

21.1

45

26.3

13

male

57

25.6

20

36.9

  1. PBMCs peripheral blood mononuclear cells, BMI body mass index ,p.y pack-yrs, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 sec, %pred %predicted