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Table 1 Anthropometric measures, pulmonary function and smoking by sex and atopy in subjects with and without asthma

From: Pulmonary function in adults with recent and former asthma and the role of sex and atopy

 

Sex

Atopy

Men

Women

No

Yes

Total

Subjects without asthma

(n = 674)

(n = 818)

(n = 1060)

(n = 432)

(n = 1492)

Age (years)

51.2 ± 15.2*

50.5 ± 15.7

51.7 ± 15.2

48.7 ± 15.8

50.8 ± 15.5

Weight(kg)

90.2 ± 15.9

74.4 ± 16.3

80.7 ± 17.7

83.6 ± 18.2

81.5 ± 17.9

Height (m)

175.5 ± 6.3

162.5 ± 6.3

168.1 ± 8.9

169.1 ± 9.2

168.4 ± 9.0

BMI(kg/m2)

29.2 ± 4.8

28.2 ± 6.0

28.4 ± 5.5

29.2 ± 5.7

28.7 ± 5.5

WC(cm)

100.5 ± 12.1

87.8 ± 14.0

92.9 ± 14.6

95.1 ± 14.3

93.6 ± 14.6

Packyears

9.5 ± 14.5

5.8 ± 15.8

7.9 ± 16.7

6.4 ± 11.3

7.5 ± 15.4

FVC(L)

4.77 ± 0.99

3.43 ± 0.76

3.99 ± 1.09

4.14 ± 1.09

4.04 ± 1.10

FEV1 (L)

3.80 ± 0.86

2.78 ± 0.65

3.20 ± 0.91

3.33 ± 0.90

3.24 ± 0.91

FEV1/FVC(%)

79.6 ± 7.5

80.9 ± 6.0

80.2 ± 6.7

80.6 ± 6.7

80.3 ± 6.7

Subjects with ever asthma

(n = 33)

(n = 89)

(n = 68)

(n = 54)

(n = 122)

Age (years)

51.2 ± 16.4

47.5 ± 16.4

52.9 ± 16.7

42.9 ± 14.4

48.5 ± 16.4

Weight(kg)

86.5 ± 14.9

78.3 ± 15.5

80.4 ± 16.6

80.6 ± 14.8

80.5 ± 15.7

Height (m)

175.6 ± 7.5

162.6 ± 6.1

165.4 ± 9.2

166.9 ± 8.1

166.1 ± 8.7

BMI(kg/m2)

28.1 ± 4.6

29.7 ± 6.3

29.4 ± 5.9

29.1 ± 5.9

29.3 ± 5.9

WC(cm)

99.3 ± 12.1

92.5 ± 14.5

95.5 ± 15.2

92.9 ± 12.7

94.3 ± 14.2

Packyears

9.5 ± 16.6

7.1 ± 22.7

7.3 ± 15.0

8.3 ± 27.1

7.7 ± 21.1

FVC(L)

4.58 ± 1.06

3.41 ± 0.88

3.49 ± 1.00

4.02 ± 1.06

3.72 ± 1.06

FEV1(L)

3.46 ± 1.07

2.74 ± 0.82

2.73 ± 0.88

3.20 ± 0.97

2.94 ± 0.95

FEV1/FVC(%)

74.8 ± 9.93

79.6 ± 8.1

77.7 ± 9.7

79.0 ± 7.7

78.3 ± 0.89

  1. *Mean ± standard deviation.
  2. BMI, body mass index; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV 1 , forced expired volume in one second; WC, waist circumference.