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Table 1 Age, gender, smoking habits, symptoms and lung function values in 983 subjects according to different definitions of restrictive spirometry pattern (RSP) and true pulmonary restriction defined as TLC < LLN

From: Restrictive spirometric pattern and true pulmonary restriction in a general population sample aged 50 - 64 years

 

Restrictive spirometric pattern (RSP)

True pulmonary restriction

FEV1/FVC ≥ LLN and FVC < LLN

(RSPLLN)

N = 33 (3.4%)

FEV1/FVC ≥ 0.7 and FVC < 80%

(RSP0.7)

N = 31 (3.2%)

FEV1/FVC ≥ 0.7 and FVC < 80% predilation

(RSPpredil)

N = 33 (3.4%)

TLC < LLN5

(Quanjer)

N = 46 (4.7%)

TLC < LLN5

(Gothenburg)

N = 53 (5.4%)

Males

n = 500 (50.9%)

n = 19 (57.6%)

n = 17 (54.8%)

n = 18 (54.5%)

n = 39 (84.8%)

n = 28 (68.3%)

BMI (kg/m2)

29.3 (6.1)

29.8 (6.5)

29.2 (5.7)

28.8 (5.2)

28.6 (5.5)

Age (yrs)

57.0 (4.2)

57.9 (4.2)

56.8 (4.47)

57.8 (4.5)

56.9 (4.4)

Ever-smokers

n = 570 (58.0%)

n = 21 (63.6%)

n = 17 (54.8%)

n = 20 (60.6%)

n = 25 (50.0%)

n = 21 (51.2%)

Never-smokers

n = 417 (42.4%)

n = 12 (36.4%)

n = 14 (45.2%)

n = 13 (39.4%)

n = 25 (50.0%)

n = 20 (48.8%)

FEV1

(% pred)

76.1 (8.7)

75.7 (8.8)

78.8 (8.2)

82.9 (17.1)

84.4 (18.6)

FVC

(% pred)

74.0 (6.6)

73.3 (6.3)

77.6 (7.3)

80.5 (17.7)

82.8 (19.2)

TLCQUANJER

(% pred)

90.3 (7.7)

90.7 (8.2)

89.6 (7.4)

74.6 (8.5)

73.0 (8.6)

TLCGOTHENBURG

(% pred)

84.9 (7.0)

85.9 (7.8)

84.1 (6.5)

77.5 (5.6)

77.8 (5.3)

RV

(% pred)

99.2 (29.8)

99.9 (30.9)

100.4 (29.4)

84.5 (26.0)

82.6 (27.4)

Asthma

n = 93 (9.5%)

N = 3 (9.1%)

n = 2 (6.5%)

n = 3 (9.1%)

n = 4 (8.0%)

n = 4 (9.8%)

MRC ≥ 2

n = 51(5.2%)

N = 5 (15.2%)

n = 5 (16.1%)

n = 5 (15.2%)

n = 4 (8.0%)

n = 5 (12.2%)

Diabetes

N = 165 (16.7%)

N = 8 (24.2%)

N = 7 (22.6%)

N = 7 (21.2%)

N = 11 (23.9%)

N = 11 (20.8%)

Myocardial infarction

N = 27 (2.8%)

N = 1 (3.1%)

N = 3 (10%)

N = 1 (3.0%)

N = 3 (6.7%)

N = 3 (5.7%)

  1. Definition of abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, FEV1 Forced expiratory volume in one second, FVC Forced vital capacity, LLN Lower limit of normal, TLC Total lung capacity, RV Residual volume, MRC Medical Research Council