Table 1 Demographics, clinical characteristics and body composition at baseline.

From: Body composition impacts outcome of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction in patients with severe emphysema: a fully automated CT-based analysis

Parameter

Median (range) or number (no.)

Female/male, n (%)

181/119 (60/40)

Age, years

58 (38–82)

Weight, kg

65 (38–125)

Height, cm

170 (148–197)

Body mass index, kg/m2

22.6 (14–37)

Smoking history, pack-years

40 (0–150)

FEV1

 Liters

0.75 (0.3–1.6)

 % predicted

27 (8–47)

RV

 Liters

5.7 (3.2–11.6)

 % predicted

263 (163–474)

IVC

 Liters

2.2 (0.6–4.6)

 % predicted

67 (13–112)

CAT score (n = 215)

27 (14–38)

6MWD, meters

280 (95–520)

Bone, volume (mL)

1433 (970–2484)

Muscle

 Volume (mL)

2384 (1290–4973)

 Bone adjusted ratio (BAR)

1.63 (0.9–2.7)

Total adipose tissue (TAT)

 Volume (mL)

4532 (338–14,694)

 Bone adjusted ratio (BAR)

2.86 (0.25–10.3)

SAT, BAR

1.95 (0.08–7.9)

PAT, BAR

0.16 (0.03–0.58)

IMAT, BAR

0.54 (0.09–1.87)

EAT, BAR

0.08 (0.01–0.28)

  1. Values are median (range) or number (no.)
  2. 6MWD 6-min walking distance, CAT COPD assessment test, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, IVC inspiratory vital capacity, RV residual volume, BAR bone adjusted ratio, EAT epicardial adipose tissue, PAT pericardial adipose tissue, IMAT intramuscular adipose tissue, SAT subcutaneous adipose tissue, TAT total adipose tissue.
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