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. 2021 Sep 29;9(10):1347. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9101347

Table 3.

Bivariate analysis of clinical and biological variables in patients with LC with and without COPD.

LC-Only LC-COPD p Value
Smoking history
Never smokers, N (%) 12 (38) 4 (4) <0.001
Ex-smokers, N (%) 9 (28) 48 (53) 0.023
Current smokers, N (%) 11 (34) 39 (43) 0.414
Packs-year, x¯ (SD) 46 (15) 58 (21) 0.015
FEV1, %, x¯ (SD) 94 (15) 62 (14) <0.001
FEV1/FVC, x¯ (SD) 78 (6) 61 (9) <0.001
DLCO, %, x¯ (SD) 82 (19) 68 (19) 0.001
Albumin, x¯ (SD) 4.4 (0.9) 4.0 (0.6) 0.016
miR-210, x¯ (SD) 207.13 (393.11) 45.95 (78.07) 0.006
MDA-protein adducts, x¯ (SD) 51.52 (18.53) 74.20 (37.97) 0.033
GSH, x¯ (SD) 12.54 (6.17) 6.97 (1.24) 0.001

Values are expressed as mean (standard deviation). Abbreviations: N, number of patients; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC, forced vital capacity; DLco, carbon monoxide transfer; MDA-protein adducts, malondialdehyde-protein adducts; GSH, reduced glutathione.