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Table 1 Biometric and spirometric characteristics of the studied subjects.

From: Evaluating the forced oscillation technique in the detection of early smoking-induced respiratory changes

 

Control

(n = 28)

Smokers

(n = 28)

p-value

Male/Female

17/11

15/13

-

Age (years)

33.1 ± 8.2

35.1 ± 9.7

ns

Weight (kg)

66.1 ± 11.8

66.1 ± 10.7

ns

Height (cm)

167.4 ± 8.2

166.9 ± 7.9

ns

Pack-years

-

11.2 ± 7.3

-

FEV1 (L)

3.7 ± 0.7

3.5 ± 0.9

ns

FEV1 (%)

105.6 ± 11.8

105.1 ± 14.9

ns

FEF25-75% (L)

4.2 ± 1.3

3.8 ± 1.4

ns

FEF25-75% (%)

105.7 ± 27.2

100.9 ± 29.7

ns

FEV1/FVC (%)

85.0 ± 5.4

83.5 ± 6.4

ns

FEF/FVC (%)

95.7 ± 24.9

89.6 ± 29.6

ns

  1. ns: non-significant; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC: forced vital capacity; FEF: forced expiratory flow; %: percentage of the predicted value. Pack-years was calculated multiplying the mean number of packs (one pack = 20 cigarettes) consumed daily by the number of years that the subject had their smoking habit.