From: Short term exposure to cooking fumes and pulmonary function
Spirometric measure | Group A | Group B | All | |||
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Mean (SD) | % of pred | Mean (SD) | % of pred | Mean (SD) | % of pred. | |
FVC, litres | 5.2 (1.3) | 105 | 4.6 (1.0) | 101 | 4.9 (1.2) | 103 |
FEV1, litres | 4.0 (0.8) | 95 | 3.9 (0.8) | 102 | 4.0 (0.8) | 99 |
FEV% | 79.0 (8.8) | n.a. | 86.2 (3.6) | n.a | 82.6 (7.5) | n.a. |
PEF litres/min | 570 (112) | 103 | 550 (126) | 106 | 560 (117) | 104 |
FEF25 litres/sec. | 7.0 (1.6) | 88 | 7.7 (1.7) | 104 | 7.4 (1.7) | 96 |
FEF50 litres/sec | 4.3 (0.8) | 78 | 5.2 (1.1) | 102 | 4.8 (1.0) | 91 |
FEF75 litres/sec | 1.9 (0.3) | 73 | 2.2 (0.5) | 92 | 2.1 (0.5) | 84 |
FET seconds | 5.1 (1.1) | n.a. | 3.9 (1.2) | n.a. | 4.5 (1.3) | n.a. |