Table 1—

Anthropometric characteristics of 12 patients affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Patient	Age yrs	Sex	BMI kg·m⁻²	FEV₁ % pred	FEV₁ L·s⁻¹	FVC L·s⁻¹	FEV₁/FVC %	GOLD stage
1	64	M	26.6	40	0.95	2.35	40.3	III
2	60	M	24.8	70	1.86	3.12	59.5	I
3	66	M	27.1	50	1.35	2.98	45.1	III
4	69	M	29.7	61	1.59	3.15	50.3	II
5	75	M	33.5	30	0.90	2.15	41.9	IV
6	60	M	32.4	40	1.01	2.21	45.8	III
7	64	M	25.0	50	1.27	3.15	40.2	III
8	66	M	25.9	70	1.74	2.89	60.1	I
9	71	M	26.0	38	0.90	1.89	47.4	III
10	70	F	30.1	34	0.90	2.16	41.7	III
11	56	M	24.5	30	0.89	2.35	38.0	IV
12	58	M	25.3	60	1.75	3.21	54.6	II

BMI: body mass index; FEV₁: forced expiratory volume in one second; % pred: % predicted; FVC: forced vital capacity; GOLD: Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; M: male; F: female. FEV₁, FVC and FEV₁/FVC were measured after bronchodilatation inhalation test.