Table 1.

Patients’ characteristics

	Age (years)	eGFR mL/min/1.73 m2	FEV1  %	Creatinine mg/dL
Males N = 126	34.8 ± 11.7	107.0 ± 28.5	71.6 ± 28.9	0.87 ± 0.21
Females N = 100	35.2 ± 11.7	104.1 ± 32.1	71.2 ± 24.9	0.71 ± 0.19
Total N = 226	34.92 ± 11.67	105.76 ± 30.08	71.41 ± 27.11	0.80 ± 0.22
p value (using t test)	0.909	0.477	0.923	0.001

Comparison of the mean age, eGFR, FEV1 and creatinine stratified for sex. Data are shown as Average ± SD

FEV1 forced expiratory volume in the first second, eGFR estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate