Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients in the microarray analysis

AgeGenderPack-yearsFEV1/FVC (%)FEV1 (%pred)GOLD stage
Non-COPD70F078.0122.9
81F070.298.9
44M283.6106.5
COPD59M2069.4106.7I
69M4058.364.9II
70M5151.378.0II
  • All patients underwent lung surgery because of primary lung cancer. pred, predicted; GOLD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.

  • FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, forced vital capacity.