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Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics

From: The need for race-specific reference equations for pulmonary diffusing capacity for nitric oxide

 

2017 ERS technical standards (white subjects)

Current study African Americans (black subjects)

Males (n = 27 per group)

  

Age (years)

30.1 (6.0)

28.0 (9.5)

Height (cm)

179 (8)

176 (7)

Weight (kg)

76.2 (10)

78.6 (11.1)

BMI (kg/m2)

23.7 (2.2)

25.3 (2.9)*

Females (n = 32 per group)

  

Age (years)

31.8 (8.4)

31.9 (13.6)

Height (cm)

166 (6)

163 (8)

Weight (kg)

59.8 (8.4)

68.2 (13.9)*

BMI (kg/m2)

21.6 (2.4)

25.7 (5.3)*

  1. *p < 0.05 between white and black subjects