Table 1.
Patient characterization.
| Healthy (n = 20) |
BE (n = 19) |
COPD (n = 19) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropometric data | |||
| Age (years) | 57 ± 12 | 57 ± 14 | 67 ± 7 |
| Sex (M/F) | 4/16 | 9/10 | 5/14 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.2 ± 8 | 24.1 ± 4.6 | 24.9 ± 4.4 |
| Pulmonary function | |||
| FEV1 (%) | 103 ± 14 | 60 ± 28 | 61 ± 18 |
| FVC (%) | 107 ± 15 | 79 ± 24 | 105 ± 18 |
| FEV1/FVC (%) | 97 ± 6 | 63 ± 17 | 60 ± 14 |
M: male; F: female; BMI: body mass index.
FEV1 (%): forced expiratory volume in the first second.
FVC: forced vital capacity; FEV1/FVC (%): Tiffeneau index.
Healthy: no pulmonary disease; BE: bronchiectasis.
COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.