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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects

From: The impact of diurnal variation on induced sputum cell counts in healthy adults

Characteristic

Value

Age, yr

35(9.8)

Male:Female

25:40

Ethnicity, n (%)

 

  Caucasian

50 (77)

  Asian

10 (15)

  Other

5 (8)

BMI, kg/m2

29.7 (4.8)

Smoking, Pack-years

0.3 (1)

FEV1, L

3.52 (3.13,4.17)

FEV1 (% pred)

106 (97,114)

FVC, L

4.42 (3.89,5.52)

FVC (% pred)

109 (98,120)

FEV1/FVC, %

0.8 (0.77,0.85)

  1. Definition of abbreviations: BMI = body mass index, FEV 1 = forced expiratory volume in one second, FRC = functional residual capacity, FVC = forced vital capacity. Parametric data are shown as mean (SD). Non-parametric variables are reported as median (IQR).