Table 1.
Patient dataset characterization
| All patients (n = 150) |
GOLD stage III (n = 75) |
GOLD stage IV (n = 75) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 88 | 43 | 45 |
| Female | 62 | 32 | 30 |
| Age, years | 65 (8) | 67 (8) | 64 (8) |
| FVC% pred. | 66 (16) | 75 (13) | 57 (15) |
| FEV1% pred. | 32 (11) | 40 (5) | 23 (5) |
| FEV1/FVC, % | 48 (13) | 56 (11) | 40 (8) |
Values are numbers or means (standard deviations). FVC% pred. = Forced vital capacity percent predicted; FEV1% pred. = forced expiratory volume in 1 s percent predicted.