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Table 2 The effect of smoking and sex on pulmonary function test

From: Association between elevated serum bilirubin levels with preserved lung function under conditions of exposure to air pollution

 

Smoking

Sex

Smokers

Past smoking

Never smoked

Male

Female

FEV1

97.53 **(14.01)

99.66 (13.92)

(13.2) 100.2b

98.72 (13.41)

100.87** (13.78)

FVC

101.88 (30.84)

101.67 (14.21)

102.19 (21.0)

100.13 (24.95)

104.84** ((14.50

FEV1/FVC

100.67 (8.33)**

102.21 (8.08)

102.62 (7.82)

102.0 ((8.12

102.44* ((7.85

  1. FVC forced vital capacity, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s. Results are given as mean percent of predictive values (standard deviation)
  2. Smoking effect was examined with ANOVA and post-hoc. Sex effect was examined by t test
  3. *p value < 0.05; **p value < 0.01
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