Table 1

Baseline characteristics	Control (n=17)	Football (n=17)	p value
Gender (M/F)	8-Sep	7-Oct	NS
Age (year)	23 ± 3	24 ± 5	NS
Height (cm)	168 ± 5	170 ± 7	NS
Weight (kg)	65 ± 15	66 ± 9	NS
BMI (kg/m2)	23 ± 4	23 ± 3	NS
FVC (L)	3.96 ± 9.45	4.30 ± 0.84	NS
%FVC (%)	101 ± 13	106 ± 10	NS
FEV₁/FVC (%)	91 ± 5	92 ± 6	NS
FEV₁ (L)	3.57 ± 0.64	3.95 ± 0.70	NS
%FEV₁ (%)	107 ± 12	116 ± 12	0.046

Table 1: Baseline characteristics of normal controls and football players. All data are mean ± standard deviation. NS: Not Significant; BMI: Body Mass Index; FVC: Forced Vital Capacity; %FVC: FVC percent predicted; FEV₁: Forced Vital Capacity in the First Second; % FEV₁: FEV₁ percent predicted; FEV1/FVC: Ratio of FEV₁ to FVC.