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Demographics
n BMI MRC FEV1 R5insp X5insp Healthy smokers non-EFL 149 26±4 0.2±0.4 30.4±0.7L 0.28±0.07 –0.09±0.03 EFL 1 32 1.0 3.9L 0.39 –0.08 COPD GOLD 2 non-EFL 125 26±5 1.3±1.0 1.8±0.5L 0.39±0.12 –0.15±0.06 EFL 19 30±7* 1.9±1.2* 1.5±0.3L 0.51±0.08 –0.20±0.05 COPD GOLD 3 non-EFL 76 24±5 1.5±0.9 1.2±0.3L 0.41±0.10 –0.20±0.07 EFL 29 30±6* 2.3±1.2* 1.1±0.3L 0.50±0.12 –0.22±0.07 COPD GOLD 4 non-EFL 15 22±5 2.6±1.5 0.8±0.2L 0.42±0.10 –0.22±0.10 EFL 10 25±6 2.4±1.4 0.7±0.1L 0.43±0.06 –0.23±0.08 MRC: Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale; R5insp: Inspiratory resistance at 5Hz; X5insp: Inspiratory reactance at 5Hz; *p<0.05.
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Expiratory flow limitation (EFL) detected non-invasively as a phenotypic characteristic of COPD
