Table 2 Lung function characteristics of the total sample and by gender

Number

83/100

40/48.19

43/51.81

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FVC (L)

4.46 ± 0.94

5.21 ± 0.69

3.76 ± 0.52

< 0.0001^t

FEV₁ (L/s)

3.81 ± 0.78

4.43 ± 0.58

3.24 ± 0.44

< 0.0001^MW

FEF _25–75% (L/s)

4.08 ± 1.00

4.66 ± 1.00

3.54 ± 0.65

< 0.0001^MW

PEF (L/s)

8.01 ± 1.88

9.53 ± 1.36

6.60 ± 0.97

< 0.0001^MW

SVC (L)

4.06 ± 0.89

4.70 ± 0.72

3.47 ± 0.56

< 0.0001^t

ERV (L)

1.33 ± 0.43

1.55 ± 0.45

1.12 ± 0.30

< 0.0001^t

IC (L)

2.72 ± 0.75

3.14 ± 0.76

2.33 ± 0.47

< 0.0001^t

RV (L)

1.92 ± 0.71

2.26 ± 0.79

1.60 ± 0.44

< 0.0001^t

TLC (L)

5.89 ± 1.40

6.79 ± 1.39

5.05 ± 0.72

< 0.0001^MW

MIP (-cmH₂O)

100.92 ± 33.91

118.82 ± 33.94

84.30 ± 24.27

< 0.0001^t

MEP (cmH₂O)

100.84 ± 27.99

114.85 ± 25.95

87.91 ± 23.42

< 0.0001^t

Raw (cmH₂O/L/s)

0.98 ± 0.49

0.81 ± 0.44

1.14 ± 0.48

0.0006^MW

sRaw (cmH₂O*s)

3.28 ± 1.25

3.17 ± 1.29

3.38 ± 1.20

0.238^MW

GAW (L/s/cmH₂O)

2.45 ± 10.41

1.57 ± 0.71

1.05 ± 0.51

0.0005^MW

sGAW (1/cmH₂O*s)

0.09 ± 0.01

0.37 ± 0.13

0.34 ± 0.15

0.164^MW