Table 1. Characteristics of included subjects

 COPD (n=48)Control (n=32)P value
Age (year)62±1058±110.177
Sex (m/f)33/1522/100.626
FEV1 (L)2.06±0.782.66±0.610.000
FVC (L)3.40±1.133.21±0.770.367
FEV1/FVC%59.73±8.1983.30±5.050.000
FEV1%predicted86.87±21.64115.22±15.910.000
oxLDL (mU/L)18.62±7.5612.57±5.900.000
CRP (ng/ml)18.49±5.7915.21±4.910.01
ROS (nmol/ml)293.11±90.44242.86±70.150.01