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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of subjects

From: Human epididymis protein 4 aggravates airway inflammation and remodeling in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

 

Non-smokers (n = 12)

Smokers (n = 15)

COPD (n = 51)

Age (years)

59.00 (53.00–67.50)

61.00 (58.00–67.00)

66.00 (57.00–69.00)

Men, n (%)

11 (91.67)

14 (93.33)

50 (98.04)

BMI (kg/m2)

23.02 (21.09–24.69)

23.00 (20.69–24.80)

22.36 (19.38–23.95)

Smoking (pack-years)

0

39.00 (32.00–47.00)*

45.00 (39.00–60.00)*

FEV1 (% predicted)

93.00 (89.25–109.50)

88.00 (84.00–93.00)

44.00 (37.00–54.00)*#

FEV1/FVC (%)

80.75 (77.11–82.30)

74.30 (72.40–78.25)

47.04 (38.84–60.00)*#

  1. Data are expressed as median (IQR) or n (%), *P < 0.05 vs Non-smokers, #P < 0.05 vs Smokers
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