Description of subjects (mean values and ranges for primary indices)
| Women (n=97)1-150 | Men (n=186)1-151 | |
| Age (years) | 47.8 (25–74) | 35.2 (25–63) |
| Stature (St, m) | 1.60 (1.45–1.77) | 1.73 (1.48–1.91) |
| Body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) | 24. 9 (17–37) | 25.3 (20–40) |
| Body fat percent of body mass (fat%) | 36.7 (17–47) | 19.3 (7–37) |
| Fat free mass index (FFMI, kg/m2) | 15.6 (12–22) | 20.3 (17–30) |
| Forced expiratory volume (FEV1, l) | 2.54 (1.0–3.8) | 3.88 (1.6–5.7)1-151 |
| Forced vital capacity (FVC, l) | 3.25 (1.3–5.2) | 5.04 (2.6–7.1)1-151 |
| Total lung capacity (TLC, l) | 5.21 (3.5–7.9) | 6.70 (4.1–9.4) |
| Inspiratory capacity (IC, l) | 2.41 (0.9–3.7) | 3.42 (1.7–4.9) |
| Functional residual capacity (FRC, l) | 2.80 (1.6–4.6) | 3.28 (1.5–5.9) |
| Expiratory reserve volume (ERV, l) | 1.12 (0.3–2.3) | 1.82 (0.3–3.9) |
| Residual volume (RV, l) | 1.68 (0.8–2.7) | 1.46 (0.6–3.2) |
| Transfer factor (Tlco, mmol/min/kPa) | 8.9 (4.9–14.4) | 12.0 (6.9–16.2) |
| Va/St2 | 1.94 (1.3–2.4) | 2.15 (1.6–2.8) |