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Table 1 Demographic of male and female subjects for the assessment of airway-associated lymphoid follicles

From: Sex differences in lymphoid follicles in COPD airways

 

Male

Female

No. subjects

29

19

Age

65 ± 8

67 ± 5

FEV1 (% of predicted)

23 ± 6

28 ± 8

FEV1/FVC (%)

29 ± 5*

35 ± 6

Smoking pack-year

72 ± 34

57 ± 14

No. of airways examined/subjects

6 ± 4

7 ± 5

  1. Pbm basement membrane length
  2. * P < 0.05 compared to female