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. 2018 Oct 15;198(8):1033–1042. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201707-1405OC

Table 1.

Characteristics of Subjects Included in Study

  Normative Aging Study
COPDGene Study
Characteristic Baseline Last Visit Baseline 5-Year Follow-up
n 1,060 1,060 3,546 1,802
Visit No. 1 6.3 ± 2.4 1 2
Age, yr        
 Mean ± SD 42.2 ± 8.6 68.9 ± 8.6 62.3 ± 8.8 68.0 ± 8.2
 Range 24.7–77.2 45.1–91.6 45.0–81.0 47.0–86.8
FEV1        
 Mean ± SD, L 3.8 ± 0.6 2.6 ± 0.7 2.5 ± 1.0 2.4 ± 0.9
 Range, L 0.7–6.1 0.7–4.9 0.3–5.5 0.4–5.1
 % of predicted value 116.2 ± 15.8 104.8 ± 32.1 72.6 ± 26.4 75.2 ± 25.6
FVC        
 Mean ± SD, L 4.8 ± 0.7 3.6 ± 0.7 3.9 ± 1.0 3.7 ± 0.9
 Range, L 2.5–6.6 1.6–6.3 1.2–7.7 1.2–7.1
 % of predicted value 88.2 ± 10.8 93.0 ± 14.5 85.3 ± 18.2 85.7 ± 17.8
FEV1/FVC, %        
 Mean ± SD 79 ± 7 72 ± 21 63 ± 17 64 ± 16
 Range 17.6–98.8 17.6–92.8 15.0–94.0 17.0–92.0
BMI, kg/m2        
 Mean ± SD 25.7 ± 2.9 27.9 ± 4.0 28.8 ± 5.5 29.1 ± 5.5
 Range 16.0–38.4 15.8–52.3 13.8–58.6 16.7–58.6
Pack-years        
 Mean ± SD 29.0 ± 17.9 40.3 ± 24.0 50.6 ± 25.8 49.6 ± 24.8
 Range 0.0–117.0 10.0–145.4 10.0–150.0 10.0–146.8
Height, cm        
 Mean ± SD 175.9 ± 6.4 173.2 ± 6.5 176.1 ± 6.9 175.7 ± 6.8
 Range 153.9–194.1 148.5–191.3 138.9–200.3 152.0–199.4
Current smoker, No./total No. (%) 603/1,060 (57) 188/1,060 (18) 1,427/3,546 (40) 471/1,802 (26)

Definition of abbreviations: BMI = body mass index; COPDGene = Genetic Epidemiology of COPD Study.