The Function of Ophiocordyceps sinensis in Airway Epithelial Cell Senescence in a Rat COPD Model

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of normal subjects and COPD patients.

	Normal subjects	COPD patients
Male/female	14/16	15/15
Age (years)	58.65 ± 4.72	60.54 ± 5.68
FEV1 (% predicted)	88.21 ± 10.54	56.42 ± 17.43
FVC (% predicted)	85.73 ± 7.54	78.68 ± 17.92
FEV1/FVC (%)	85.43 ± 11.62	50.86 ± 16.43

Values are presented as means ± SEM. versus controls. FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC, forced vital capacity; SEM, standard error of the mean.