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Table 1 Characteristics of participants who completed all four visits

From: A double blind randomized placebo control crossover trial on the effect of dietary nitrate supplementation on exercise tolerance in stable moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

N (completers)

19

Sex

Female: 14 Male: 5

Age (years)

67 ± 7.9

Height (cm)

161.5 ± 8.1

Weight (kg)

76.5 ± 19.1

BMI

29.1 ± 6.5

FEV1 (% predicted)

62.0 ± 6.9

FVC (% predicted)

91.6 ± 12.9

FEV1/FVC

66.0 ± 7.6

TLCO (% predicted)

53.9 ± 13.9

V̇O2max (ml/min/kg)

14.9 ± 3.8

  1. Abbreviations: FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 second, FVC: forced vital capacity, TLCO: transfer factor for carbon monoxide, V̇O2max: maximum oxygen uptake.