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Table 1 Subjects’ anthropometric characteristics and baseline lung functional data

From: Effects of increasing tidal volume and end-expiratory lung volume on induced bronchoconstriction in healthy humans

Sex, M/F

13/6

Age, yr

37±9

Height, cm

174±9

BMI, kg·m-2

23±3

FEV1, L

4.27±0.90

FEV1, % of predicted

114±8

FEV1/VC

0.82±0.05

R5, cmH2O·s·L-1

2.08±0.44

R19, cmH2O·s·L-1

2.27±0.53

R5-19, cmH2O·s·L-1

-0.19±0.14

X5, cmH2O·s·L-1

-0.59±0.20

  1. BMI Body mass index, FEV1 Forced expiratory volume in 1 s, VC slow inspiratory vital capacity, R5 Respiratory resistance at 5 Hz, R19 Respiratory resistance at 19 Hz, R5-19 difference in respiratory resistance between 5 and 19 Hz; X5 respiratory reactance at 5 Hz. Data are mean ± SD
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Respiratory Research

ISSN: 1465-993X

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