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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants

From: Soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products and progression of airway disease

 

All

Non-smokers

Smokers without COPD

Smokers with COPD

Subjects, n

295

32

212

51

M/F

161/134

10/22

109/103

42/9

Age years

53.7 ± 9.3

56.0 ± 9.1

52.1 ± 8.8

58.9 ± 9.0

BMI

27.0 ± 3.8

27.0 ± 3.9

26.9 ± 3.8

27.3 ± 3.9

Smoking status

    

 Former smoker n (%)

56 (19%)

0

44 (21%)

12 (23%)

 Current smoker n (%)

207 (70%)

0

168 (79%)

39 (77%)

 Pack-years

26.8 ± 16.7

0

28.3 ± 14.1

37.6 ± 14.1

Symptom

    

 Only Cough n (%)

17 (5.9%)

0 (0%)

13 (6.1%)

4 (7.8%)

 Only Sputum n (%)

58 (20.1%)

6 (23.1%)

47 (22.2%)

5 (9.8%)

 Both Cough and sputum n (%)

97 (33.6%)

2 (7.7%)

71 (33.5%)

24 (47.1%)

Pre-bronchodilator

    

 FVC L

3.9 ± 0.9

3.7 ± 0.8

4.0 ± 0.9

3.9 ± 0.9

 FVC % predicted

96.2 ± 12.5

102.6 ± 13.4

96.6 ± 11.5

90.9 ± 14.1

 FEV1 L

3.0 ± 0.8

3.2 ± 0.7

3.2 ± 0.8

2.5 ± 0.7

 FEV1 % predicted

90.8 ± 16.9

108.1 ± 13.5

94.6 ± 13.0

70.4 ± 15.5

 FEV1/FVC %

76.8 ± 9.3

81.4 ± 5.3

79.5 ± 6.1

62.9 ± 9.4

Post-bronchodilator

    

 FVC L

4.0 ± 1.0

3.7 ± 0.8

4.0 ± 1.0

4.1 ± 1.0

 FVC % predicted

96.7 ± 12.6

105.0 ± 9.9

96.5 ± 12.4

95.2 ± 13.4

 FEV1 L

3.1 ± 0.8

3.1 ± 0.6

3.3 ± 0.8

2.6 ± 0.7

 FEV1 % predicted

93.3 ± 16.3

110.6 ± 13.6

96.8 ± 12.8

74.3 ± 14.8

 FEV1/FVC %

78.7 ± 9.3

84.3 ± 5.3

81.6 ± 5.5

62.9 ± 7.7

  1. Values are mean ± SD unless stated otherwise.
  2. BMI, Body mass index; COPD, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FEV 1 , Forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, Forced vital capacity.