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Table 1 Demographic characteristics

From: Increased production of hydrogen peroxide by peripheral blood monocytes associated with smoking exposure intensity in smokers

 

Smokers

Controls

p value

 

N=25

N=38

 

Age (years)

50.3±8.8

49.1± 8.2

0.57

Gender (M/F)

12/13

16/22

0.84

FEV1 (L)

2.8±0.8

3.3±0.7

0.02

FEV1 (%)

103.2±18.1

112.4±13.5

0.06

FVC (L)

3.7±0.9

3.9±0.9

0.31

FVC (%)

110.9±17.2

111.0±13.9

0.20

FEV1/FVC (%)

77.3±5.7

83.3±4.1

<0.001

Pack-years

27.1±14.6

0.0±0.0

<0.001

SpO2 (%)

96.6±1.4

96.7±1.4

0.79

BMI (Kg/m2)

23.9±4.1

26.4±3.5

0.01

  1. M/F: male/female, FEV1: forced expiratory volume in the first second, FVC: forced vital capacity, SpO2: pulse oximetry, BMI: body mass index. The values are presented as the means and standard deviations. The statistical analysis was performed by t test or Chi-square.
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Journal of Inflammation

ISSN: 1476-9255

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