Subjects’ characteristics (mean±SD)
| Characteristic | ||||
| Responder | Non-responder | Total | p Value | |
| Age (years) | 33.4±7.1 | 31.5±9.2 | 33.0±7.0 | 0.75 |
| Height (cm) | 171.9±7.4 | 168.00±4.3 | 171.1±6.9 | 0.51 |
| Weight (kg) | 64.0±12.5 | 60.5±3.5 | 63.3±11.2 | 0.71 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.5±2.6 | 21.5±2.3 | 21.5±2.4 | 1.00 |
| VC (L) | 4.6±0.4 | 3.78±0.30 | 4.43±0.51 | 0.03 |
| %VC (%pred) | 97.7±7.9 | 82.6±0.6 | 94.7±9.5 | 0.03 |
| FVC (L) | 4.53±0.48 | 3.75±0.49 | 4.38±0.56 | 0.08 |
| %FVC (%pred) | 98.0±10.2 | 83.0±3.4 | 95.0±11.1 | 0.09 |
| FEV1.0 (L) | 3.82±0.40 | 3.19±0.88 | 3.70±0.53 | 0.14 |
| FEV1.0 (%pred) | 84.7±8.0 | 84.2±12.4 | 84.6±6.8 | 0.94 |
| FRC (L) | 3.35±0.27 | 3.25±0.22 | 3.33±0.26 | 0.68 |
| VT (L) | 0.77±0.35 | 0.42±0.18 | 0.70±0.34 | 0.22 |
n=10.
BMI, body mass index; FEV1.0, forced expiratory volume in 1.0 s; FRC,functional residual capacity; FVC, forced vital capacity; VC, vital capacity.