Table 1

Baseline characteristics of 355 adult patients with COPD in the FLOW cohort study

Characteristic
N (%) or Mean (sd)

Age (years)
58 (6.2)
Sex (female)
212 (60%)
Race (white, non-hispanic)
229 (64%)
Smoking history

     Never smoked
63 (18%)
     Current smoker
108 (30%)
     Ex-smoker
184 (52%)
Educational attainment

     High school or less
112 (32%)
     Some college
151 (43%)
     College or graduate degree
92 (26%)

Eisner et al. Respiratory Research 2007 8:7   doi:10.1186/1465-9921-8-7