Table 1.

Biometric characteristics and baseline lung function data for the patients included in the study.

–	GOLD II	GOLD III	GOLD IV	Baseline
# Patients	21	22	20	20
Age (years)	60–71	65–73	70–74	33–36
Height (m)	1.68 –1.74	1.69–1.73	1.54–1.63	1.73–1.78
Weight (kg)	58–68	68–77	75–85	74–77
FEV1%pred	67–72	42–48	27–31	98–105