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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Krüppel-like zinc finger proteins in end-stage COPD lungs with and without severe alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency

Variables

MM COPD

ZZ COPD

 

N = 3

N = 3

 

Mean ± SD

A. Transplanted lung tissue used for Affymetrix analysis

Age (years)

57 ± 4.8

62 ± 2.3

Gender (male/female)

3/0

2/1

Ex-smoker

3

3

Gold stage

IV

IV

Mean pulmonary art. pressure (mmHg)

25 ±5.1

32 ±12

Cardiac Index ()

3.1 ± 0.3

3.0 ± 0.1

GOT (ref < 35U/L)

32 ± 21.1

28 ± 5.0

GPT (ref <45U/L)

25 ± 16.2

29 ± 8.0

Inhaled steroid therapy

3

3

Augmentation therapy with AAT

0

0

B. Transplanted lung tissue used for RT-PCR analysis

Age (years)

53.7 ± 2.7

48.3 ± 1.3

Gender (male/female)

3/0

3/0

Ex-smoker

3

3

Gold stage

IV

IV

Mean pulmonary art. pressure (mmHg)

n.d.

28 ± 2.8

Cardiac Index ()

n.d.

n.d.

GOT (ref < 35U/L)

28 ±6.2

28.3 ± 3.4

GPT (ref <45U/L)

36.7 ± 10.2

33.3 ± 9.0

Inhaled steroid therapy

2

3

Augmentation therapy with AAT

0

0