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. 2012 Jun 29;12:32. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-12-32

Table 1.

Anthropometric measures, pulmonary function and smoking by sex and atopy in subjects with and without asthma

  Sex
Atopy
Men Women No Yes Total
Subjects without asthma
(n = 674)
(n = 818)
(n = 1060)
(n = 432)
(n = 1492)
Age (years)
51.2 ± 15.2*
50.5 ± 15.7
51.7 ± 15.2
48.7 ± 15.8
50.8 ± 15.5
Weight(kg)
90.2 ± 15.9
74.4 ± 16.3
80.7 ± 17.7
83.6 ± 18.2
81.5 ± 17.9
Height (m)
175.5 ± 6.3
162.5 ± 6.3
168.1 ± 8.9
169.1 ± 9.2
168.4 ± 9.0
BMI(kg/m2)
29.2 ± 4.8
28.2 ± 6.0
28.4 ± 5.5
29.2 ± 5.7
28.7 ± 5.5
WC(cm)
100.5 ± 12.1
87.8 ± 14.0
92.9 ± 14.6
95.1 ± 14.3
93.6 ± 14.6
Packyears
9.5 ± 14.5
5.8 ± 15.8
7.9 ± 16.7
6.4 ± 11.3
7.5 ± 15.4
FVC(L)
4.77 ± 0.99
3.43 ± 0.76
3.99 ± 1.09
4.14 ± 1.09
4.04 ± 1.10
FEV1(L)
3.80 ± 0.86
2.78 ± 0.65
3.20 ± 0.91
3.33 ± 0.90
3.24 ± 0.91
FEV1/FVC(%)
79.6 ± 7.5
80.9 ± 6.0
80.2 ± 6.7
80.6 ± 6.7
80.3 ± 6.7
Subjects with ever asthma
(n = 33)
(n = 89)
(n = 68)
(n = 54)
(n = 122)
Age (years)
51.2 ± 16.4
47.5 ± 16.4
52.9 ± 16.7
42.9 ± 14.4
48.5 ± 16.4
Weight(kg)
86.5 ± 14.9
78.3 ± 15.5
80.4 ± 16.6
80.6 ± 14.8
80.5 ± 15.7
Height (m)
175.6 ± 7.5
162.6 ± 6.1
165.4 ± 9.2
166.9 ± 8.1
166.1 ± 8.7
BMI(kg/m2)
28.1 ± 4.6
29.7 ± 6.3
29.4 ± 5.9
29.1 ± 5.9
29.3 ± 5.9
WC(cm)
99.3 ± 12.1
92.5 ± 14.5
95.5 ± 15.2
92.9 ± 12.7
94.3 ± 14.2
Packyears
9.5 ± 16.6
7.1 ± 22.7
7.3 ± 15.0
8.3 ± 27.1
7.7 ± 21.1
FVC(L)
4.58 ± 1.06
3.41 ± 0.88
3.49 ± 1.00
4.02 ± 1.06
3.72 ± 1.06
FEV1(L)
3.46 ± 1.07
2.74 ± 0.82
2.73 ± 0.88
3.20 ± 0.97
2.94 ± 0.95
FEV1/FVC(%) 74.8 ± 9.93 79.6 ± 8.1 77.7 ± 9.7 79.0 ± 7.7 78.3 ± 0.89

*Mean ± standard deviation.

BMI, body mass index; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expired volume in one second; WC, waist circumference.