Demographics |
Subjects n | 11042 | 3641 |
Age years mean±sd (range) | 44.9±19.3 (6–82) | 41.8±20.5 (6–82) |
Age group years |
6–18 | 1204 (10.9) | 628 (17.2) |
>18–<40 | 3155 (28.6) | 1051 (28.9) |
40–<60 | 3787 (34.3) | 1123 (30.8) |
60–82 | 2896 (26.2) | 839 (23.0) |
Males | 5280 (47.8) | 1524 (41.9) |
Males aged 6–18 years | 663 (55.1) | 308 (49.0) |
Males aged >18–<40 years | 1510 (47.9) | 404 (38.4) |
Males aged 40–<60 years | 1727 (45.6) | 432 (38.5) |
Males aged 60–82 years | 1375 (47.5) | 380 (45.3) |
BMI kg·m−2 median (range) (25th; 75th percentile) | 24.8 (9.4–54.9) (21.7; 28.2) | 23.2 (9.4–30.0) (20.6; 25.9) |
Smoking history |
Never smokers | 5487 (49.7) | 2424 (66.6) |
Former smokers | 3159 (28.6) | 1217 (33.4) |
Current smokers | 2396 (21.7) | – |
Heavy smokers (history ≥20 pack years) | 1903 (17.3) | 314 (8.6) |
In former smokers | 1055 (33.4) (n=3159) | 314 (25.8) (n=1217) |
In current smokers | 848 (35.4) (n=2396) | – |
Pack-years, mean±sd (range) | | |
In former smokers | 18.8±24.0 (0–275) | 13.9±16.6 (0–162) |
In current smokers | 17.0±19.1 (0–172) | – |
Comorbidities |
Positive skin prick test | 4135 (37.9) | – |
Hypertension | 1920 (17.4) | 380 (10.4) |
Obesity (BMI >30 kg·m−2) | 1877 (17.0) | – |
Metabolic syndrome | 1849 (16.7) | – |
Cardiovascular diseases | 916 (8.3) | 222 (6.1) |
Diabetes | 598 (5.5) | 54 (1.5) |
Asthma | 452 (4.1) | – |
COPD | 301 (2.7) | – |
Eosinophils |
Absolute count cells·µL−1 |
Geometric mean (95% CI) | 128 (126–130) | 107 (105–110) |
Median (range) | 130 (0–2020) | 110 (0–1820) |
5th; 25th; 75th; 95th percentile | 40; 80; 210; 430 | 30; 70; 180; 395 |
As % of total leukocytes |
Mean±sd | 2.6±2.0 | 2.3±1.9 |
Median (range) | 2.0 (0.1–24.0) | 1.8 (0.1–24.0) |
5th; 25th; 75th; 95th percentile | 0.6; 1.3; 3.2; 6.3 | 0.5; 1.1; 2.8; 5.7 |
Absolute leukocyte count cells·µL−1 |
Mean±sd | 6.8±1.9 | 6.5±1.7 |
Median (range) | 6.5 (0–24.9) | 6.2 (1.8–19.4) |
5th; 25th; 75th; 95th percentile | 4.3; 5.5; 7.8; 10.2 | 4.2; 5.3; 7.4; 9.5 |