Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated factors among small-holder fish vendors along coastal areas in Tanzania

Table 3 Lung function values of study participants

Lung function values	Total Mean ± SD	Male Mean ± SD	Female Mean ± SD	P-value
FEV1 (L)	2.5 ± 0.8	2.7 ± 0.6	1.7 ± 0.7	0.06
FEV1% predicted	83.3 ± 21.2	85.8 ± 17.2	71.9 ± 27.8	0.04
FVC (L)	3.5 ± 1.2	3.8 ± 1.1	2.5 ± 1.0	0.24
FVC % predicted	97.5 ± 27.9	99.1 ± 25.9	91.5 ± 34.7	0.09
FEV1/FVC	73.3 ± 14.6	74.5 ± 13.5	68.4 ± 17.8	0.40
Lung obstruction category	Total N (%)	Male N (%)	Female N (%)	0.001
Mild	81 (78.6%)	69 (84.1%)	12 (57.1%)
Moderate	11 (10.7%)	9 (10.9%)	2 (9.5%)
Severe	11 (10.7%)	4 (4.9%)	7 (33.3%)

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