Healthy participants (control) | COPD patients | Differences (p-value) | |
Subjects n | 5 | 5 | |
Age years | 53.40±7.056 | 60.80±4.32 | 0.088 |
Sex ratio (female/male) | 2/3 | 3/2 | 0.527 |
FEV1/FVC | 84.81±3.757 | 58.08±7.60 | <0.001 |
FEV1 % pred | 99.38±4.54 | 67.78±5.63 | <0.001 |
Data are presented as mean±sem unless stated otherwise. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital capacity.