Table 2 Patient characteristics
From: The optimization of the diagnostic work-up in patients with suspected obstructive lung disease
Control group | Experimental group | |
|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 86 | 93 |
Avg. age (years) | 55.4 | 56.8 |
Sex (% male) | 45 | 46 |
Height | 168.4 | 170.8 |
FEV1% pred. | 77.8 | 78.0 |
FVC % pred. | 91.3 | 91.0 |
Non-smoker | 41% | 38% |
Ex-smoker | 20% | 23% |
Current smoker | 33% | 29% |
Unknown smoker | 6% | 10% |