Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants. Values are mean (SD).
| Parameter | Smokers | Non-Smokers | ||
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| Nb of subjects | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Age, years | 34.6 (9.9) | 29.7 (9.6) | 26.2 (2.0) | 38.5 (11.3) |
| Height, cm | 178.2 (8.4) | 166.8 (3.2) | 176.4 (7.0) | 166.1 (5.4) |
| Weight, kg | 73.8 (8.3) | 64.6 (12.5) | 73.8 (9.3) | 63.2 (9.0) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 23.2 (2.0) | 23.2 (4.7) | 23.7 (2.6) | 22.9 (2.7) |
| Cigarettes, p.y | 8.8 (12.1) | 4.6 (5.7) | 0 | 0 |
| Years smoking | 14.2 (9.6) | 8.5 (5.1) | - | - |
| FEV1 | ||||
| L | 3.86 (0.69) | 2.93 (0.32) | 3.97 (0.55) | 2.83 (0.49) |
| % predicted | 92.2% (11.1) | 90.3% (7.4) | 91.5% (10.5) | 94.4% (8.9) |
| FVC | ||||
| L | 4.84 (0.81) | 3.71 (0.48) | 4.97 (0.63) | 3.53 (0.58) |
| % predicted | 96.2% (9.6) | 99.8% (11.6) | 96.8% (6.1) | 101.6% (9.7) |
| FEV1/FVC | ||||
| % observed | 79.7(5.1) | 79.2 (5.6) | 80.1 (8.8) | 80.4% (5.9) |
Abbreviations:
BMI: Body mass index
p.y = pack years
FEV1: Forced expiratory volume in one second
FVC: Forced vital capacity