TABLE 1.

BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF VOLUNTEERS IN THE DIFFERENT GROUPS

	Placebo (n = 10)	Simvastatin (n = 20)
Age, years	25.8 (4.49)	25.8 (6.01)
Sex, male:female, n	5:5	9:11
Height, m	1.68 (0.08)	1.69 (0.08)
Weight, kg	74.17 (9.58)	68.13 (10.58)
Baseline FEV1, L	3.88 (0.73)	3.60 (0.67)
Baseline FVC, L	4.58 (0.92)	4.27 (0.81)

Statistical significance was P > 0.05 for all comparisons between placebo and simvastatin groups.