Table 3.

Characteristics of patients with chronic bronchitis and emphysema

	Chronic bronchitis (n = 29) 25 M, 4 F	Emphysema (n = 23) 18 M, 5 F	p
Age, yr	68.9 ± 9.3	70.8 ± 7.0	0.524
Weight, kg	75.3 ± 14.1	65.9 ± 11.4	0.022
Height, cm	166.44 ± 7.10	166.52 ± 7.29	0.971
BMI, kg/m2	27.1 ± 4.2	23.7 ± 3.1	0.003
% FM	31.4 ± 4.5	27.9 ± 5.2	0.047
Fat mass, kg	23.7 ± 6.4	18.7 ± 5.7	0.006
Fat free mass, kg	51,5 ± 9,7	47,2 ± 7,7	0.058
FVC %Pred	65.7 ± 14.1	58.1 ± 13.8	0.032
FEV1%Pred	47.4 ± 11.2	39.2 ± 9.9	0.005
PaO2mmHg	59,4 ± 13,3	56,6 ± 11,6	0.256
PaCO2mmHg	49,6 ± 12,0	41,1 ± 9,5	0.276