Notes: D = diameter; U = upper; M = middle; L = lower; *p-value indicates the probability of the null hypothesis when comparing patients with COPD, MILD subjects with modified COPD (mCOPD), and normal
Data are means ± SD or number and percent of subjects, n (%). There was no significant difference between NS, S, and FS and the frequencies of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia were similar in all