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Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics.

From: Lung sealant and morbidity after pleural decortication: a prospective randomized, blinded study

Variable

Sealant Group

Control Group

p value

Age: years ± SD

53 (12)

55 (10)

0.68

Male: n (%)

11 (48%)

12 (52%)

0.55

Female: n (%)

9 (39%)

14 (61%)

0.63

Smokers: n (%)

18 (78%)

16 (70%)

1.00

Predicted FEV1: % ± SD

76 (19)

85 (18)

0.09

Predicted CO-diff: % ± SD

76 (10)

81 (21)

0.31

  1. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second; CO-diff: carbon monoxide difference.