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Table 1 Study population characteristics

From: Considerations in the use of different spirometers in epidemiological studies

Masterscreen vs EasyOne1

Overall (N = 49)

Males (N = 15)

Females(N = 34)

Age (years) – mean (SD)

30.2 (10.9)

29.2 (10.8)

30.8 (11.1)

Age ≤ 30 years – N (%)

32 (65)

12 (66)

29 (67)

Ethnicity-N (%)

 Caucasian

49 (100)

15 (100)

34 (100)

 Weight (Kg) – mean (SD)

68.9 (11.3)

72.6 (11.9)

66.9 (10.6)

 Height (m) – mean (SD)

1.74 (8.32)

1.81 (6.46)

1.70 (6.57)

 FEV1Masterscreen (L) – mean (SD)

3.78 (0.63)

4.38 (0.62)

3.51(0.43)

 FEV1EasyOne 1 – mean (SD)

3.54 (0.60)

4.11 (0.57)

3.29 (0.42)

 FVC Masterscreen (L) – mean (SD)

4.78 (0.85)

5.77 (0.76)

4.35 (0.42)

 FVCEasyOne1 (L) – mean (SD)

4.41 (0.83)

5.35 (0.74)

4.01 (0.44)

 FEV1Masterscreen mean (SD) percent predicted

98.3 (11.1)

93.6 (10.5)

100.4 (10.8)

 FEV1EasyOne1 mean (SD) percent predicted

92.3 (10.8)

87.9 (9.9)

94.2 (10.7)

 FVC Masterscreen mean (SD) percent predicted

103.7 (10.5)

101.2 (11.4)

104 (10.1)

 FVC EasyOne1 mean (SD) percent predicted

95.5 (10.5)

93.8 (12.2)

96.2 (9.87)

EasyOne1 vs EasyOne2

Overall (N = 49)

Males (N = 17)

Females (N = 32)

Age (years) - mean (SD)

35.1 (11.4)

32.8 (10.4)

37.4 (12.1)

Age ≤ 30 years – N (%)

23 (46)

11 (47)

12 (52)

Ethnicity- N (%)

 Caucasian

43 (88)

15 (88)

28 (88)

 Asian

4 (8)

2 (12)

2 (6)

 Other

2 (4)

0 (0)

2 (6)

 Weight (Kg) – mean (SD)

68.1 (10.1)

76.1 (9.3)

63.7 (7.7)

 Height (m) – mean (SD)

1.71 (0.11)

1.82 (0.72)

1.65 (0.86)

 FEV1EasyOne 1(L) – mean (SD)

3.50 (0.85)

4.33 (0.63)

3.05 (0.58)

 FEV1EasyOne 2 (L) – mean (SD)

3.46 (0.84)

4.27 (0.62)

3.03 (0.58)

 FVCEasyOne1(L) – mean (SD)

4.31 (1.05)

5.45 (0.64)

3.71 (0.65)

 FVCEasyOne2 (L) – mean (SD)

4.27 (1.04)

5.38 (0.65)

3.68 (0.66)

 FEV1 EasyOne1 mean (SD) percent predicted

95.8 (11.1)

92.8 (12.2)

97.4 (10.2)

 FEV1 EasyOne2 mean (SD) percent predicted

94.8 (11.2)

91.5 (12.1)

96.5 (10.5)

 FVCEasyOne1mean (SD) percent predicted

97.4 (9.9)

96.1 (11.1)

98.1 (9.3)

 FVCEasyOne2mean (SD) percent predicted

96.5 (10.2)

94.8 (11.1)

97.4 (9.7)