Table 1.: Baseline Characteristics of Participants

Variables Sex Age Groups (Mean±sth.dev) Total
<35 Years 36-55 Years >55 Years
N (%)* MF 657 (84)
123 (16)		 1536 (77)
460 (23)		 668 (73)
252 (27)		 2861 (77)
835 (23)
Weight (kg) M
F		 94 ± 400
63 ± 18		 81 ± 15
70 ± 14		 77 ± 14
70 ± 17		 83 ± 192
69 ± 16
Height (cm) MF 174 ± 325
156 ± 16		 170 ± 10
156 ± 9		 168 ± 8
154 ± 10		 171 ± 114
155 ± 11
BMI (kg/m2) M
F		 34 ± 144
38 ± 129		 30 ± 69
29 ± 14		 27 ± 7
31 ± 23		 30 ± 86
31 ± 52
FEV1% (%) M
F		 85 ± 7
88 ± 6		 83 ± 7
102 ± 386		 79 ± 10
82 ± 8		 83 ± 8
94 ± 287

N: Number of subjects; BMI: Body Mass Index; FEV1%: Percentage of Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV) in one second for Forced Vital Capacity (FVC).
* The figures have been rounded to the nearest zero.