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Table 2 Patient demographics

From: Differential expression of C-Reactive protein and Serum amyloid A in different cell types in the lung tissue of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

 

Controls (n = 34)

COPD (n = 40)

P value*

Males (n)

26 (76.5)

37 (92.5)

NS

Age (years)

63.1 (10.7)

66.2 (7.6)

NS

Tobacco history (pack-years)

48.8 (101.3)

51.5 (27.7)

NS

Comorbidities (Charlson index)

2.6 (1.6)

3.9 (1.3)

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

26.5 (4.5)

25.8 (7.07)

NS

FVC (%)

90.6 (17.1)

93.1 (17.9)

NS

FEV1 (%)

86.2 (16.5)

72.2 (16.4)

0.001

FEV1/FVC (%)

75.6 (6.3)

61.2 (8.8)

< 0.001

  1. The data are expressed as absolute (relative) frequencies or means (standard deviations), as appropriate. *p values were calculated using Chi-square or Mann–Whitney tests, as appropriate.
  2. BMI: body mass index. FVC: forced vital capacity. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second. NS: not significant.
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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