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Table 1 Demographic characteristics

From: CD4+CD25highCD127- regulatory T-cells in COPD: smoke and drugs effect

 

Never-smoker healthy volunteers

Current smoker healthy volunteers

Former smokers COPD patients

Current smoker COPD patients

n

10

10

14

14

Age (years)

61.4

57.8

72.5 §§,***

69.9 §,**

Sex (F/M)

6/4

1/9

1/13

3/11

FEV1 (%predicted)

102.6 ± 8.45

94.6 ± 11.9

61.71 ± 8.2 §§, **

57.21 ± 7.3 §§,**

  1. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FEV 1 forced expiratory volume in the 1st second
  2. Data are presented as mean ± SD
  3. § = p < 0.05 vs never-smoker healthy volunteers
  4. §§ = p < 0.01 vs never-smoker healthy volunteers
  5. ** = p < 0.01 vs current smoker healthy volunteers
  6. *** = p < 0.001 vs current smoker healthy volunteers
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World Allergy Organization Journal

ISSN: 1939-4551

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