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Table 2.

Characteristics of the study population

Characteristics	Value
Gender (male/female)	14/20
Age^a	49.6 (9.1)
Diagnosis (asthma/COPD)	20/14
Years since diagnosis^a	21.8 (18.7)
Comorbidity (% yes)	71
Work (hours/week)^a	32.9 (10.8)
Sick leave (episodes per year)^a	2.1 (2.4); range: 0–10
Mean duration of sick leave episode (days)^a	6.1 (16.2)
Episode of sick leave with longest duration (days)^a	60.2 (93.2)
Perceived limitations due to lung disease (score range 1–4)^a	2.2 (0.8)

^aPresented as mean (standard deviation)