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Table 1 General characteristics of the healthy volunteers and asthmatic patients included in the study.

From: Airborne particulate matter PM2.5 from Mexico City affects the generation of reactive oxygen species by blood neutrophils from asthmatics: an in vitro approach

 

Control Group

Asthma Group

p value

Gender (M/F)

4/7

0/6

 

Age

43.5 ± 6.3

49.4 ± 11.5

0.1422

BMI

26.3 ± 3.4

29.6 ± 2.2

0.0721

FVC%

95.0 ± 12.2

90.4 ± 18.2

0.5407

FEV 1 %

99.4 ± 12.3

83.6 ± 21.5

0.0702

FEF 25–75 %

112.9 ± 23.9

54.11 ± 23.2

0.0002

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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

ISSN: 1745-6673