Table 1.
Demographics and FEV1 of Subspecialty Pulmonary Evaluation Cohorts
| Characteristic | Baseline Cohort N=801 |
Resistant+ N=68 |
Controls+ N=124 |
Susceptible+ N=66 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTC Arrival Time# | Morning 9/11 | 197 (25) | 13(19) | 21(17) | 18 (27) |
| Afternoon 9/11 | 498 (62) | 48(71) | 88(71) | 36 (55) | |
| Anytime ≥ 9/12 | 106 (13) | 7(10) | 15 (12) | 12(18) | |
| 9/11 to Study, Months¶ | MME | 2.7 (2–3.8) | 2.0(2–3) | 2.5 (2–3) | 2.0 (2–3) |
| SPE | 33.8 (25–57) | 33.0(27–53) | 33.3 (25–55) | 32.0 (21–52) | |
| BMI, kg/m2¶ § | MME | 28.0 (26–30) | 27.3(26–29) | 28.0(26–30) | 29.1 (27–32) |
| SPE | 28.9 (27–31) | 27.6(26–30) | 29.0(27–31) | 30.3 (28–34) | |
| Years of Service at 9/11¶ƒ | 18.3(11–23) | 18.7(10–24) | 18.0 (11–22) | 18.8(14–23) | |
| Age at 9/11¶ | 40.0 (36–45) | 42.0(38–46) | 42.0 (37–46) | 40.5(36–46) | |
#
Expressed as N (%);
¶
Expressed as Median (Inter Quartile Range);
+
p<0.05 by one-way ANOVA Kruskal Wallis between Susceptible, Resistant Cases, and Controls
§
BMI at MME: Resistant N=67
ƒ
Years of Service: Controls: N=68; Resistant N=26; Susceptible: N=51
Abbreviation Dictionary: Medical Monitoring Entry (MME); Subspecialty Pulmonary Exam (SPE)