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Table 1 General patient characteristics and concentrations of inflammatory markers

From: Systemic inflammation in COPD in relation to smoking statusInfiammazione sistemica nella BPCO in rapporto alla condizione tabagica

Variable

Value

Age, years

63.4 ± 12.2

Males/females (%)

250 (78.1)/70 (21.9)

Smoking status (%):

 

   Smokers

202 (63.1)

   Ex-smokers

61 (19.1)

   Never-smokers

57 (17.8)

FVC, % predicted

74.5 ± 17.1

FEV1, % predicted

47.0 ± 16.2

FEV1/FVC, %

54.8 ± 10.7

AAT, g/L

1.65 ± 0.48

CRP, mg/L

9.6 (4.2-14.5)

TNF-α, pg/mL

113.7 (30.2-162.1)

sTNFR-1, pg/mL

221.9 (149.2-270.5)

sTNFR-2, pg/mL

231.4 ± 101.9

  1. Definition of abbreviations: AAT, alpha-1 antitrypsin; CRP, C-reactive protein; sTNFR, soluble tumor necrosis factor α receptor; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor α.
  2. Data are presented as n (%), mean ± SD, or median (25th-75th percentiles).
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