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Table 1 Preoperative demographic variables

From: Pulmonary function and health-related quality of life 1-year follow up after cardiac surgery

Variables (n = 150)

 

Male/female (n)

123/27

Age (years)

66 ± 9

BMI (kg/m2)

27 ± 4

Never smoked/ex-smoker/smoker (n)

57/85/8

Airway obstruction/airflow limitation (n)

37

Diabetes mellitus (n)

29

Hypertension (n)

77

NYHA class I-II/III-IV/missing value (n)

64/75/11

EuroSCORE

4 ± 2

Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)

57 ± 10

  1. Patients with preoperative FEV1/FVC < 0.70 were defined as having airway obstruction
  2. Data are presented as mean ± SD or number (n) of patients
  3. BMI body mass index, NYHA New York Heart Association, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity