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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 29 subjects

From: Influence of gender on diaphragm thickness using a method for determining intima media thickness in healthy young adults

Variable

Meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD

Male (nā€‰=ā€‰13)

Female (nā€‰=ā€‰16)

p value

Age (years)

22.9ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.8

23.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰4.9

0.60

Body weight (kg)

64.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰9.1

50.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰4.6

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

Height (cm)

174.0ā€‰Ā±ā€‰4.5

157.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰4.6

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

21.1ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.3

20.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.7

0.29

Body surface area (m2)

1.7ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.13

1.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.1

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

FVC (%)

97.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰9.9

98.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰10.5

0.78

FVC/FEV1 (%)

88.6ā€‰Ā±ā€‰4.9

89.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰5.8

0.74

  1. FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; SD, standard deviation