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Table 1 Results of pulmonary function testing

From: Cerebrovascular reactivity among native-raised high altitude residents: an fMRI study

 

SL

HA

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

VC

3.72

0.30

2.78

0.34

2.97

1.64

3.19

0.51

IRV

2.06*

0.66

1.09

0.34

1.12*

0.69

1.20

0.38

ERV

1.47

0.44

1.23

0.35

1.38

0.75

1.31

0.33

TV

1.42

0.26

1.41

0.36

2.03

0.65

1.24

0.41

IC

2.25

0.50

1.56

0.34

1.59

1.04

1.88

0.39

MVV

141.29

29.95

97.84

14.09

143.64

29.92

104.04

28.67

RR

16.58

5.12

18.12

6.45

19.61

7.41

19.58

3.31

FVC

3.95

0.37

2.99

0.43

4.01

1.21

3.23

0.47

FEV1

3.36

0.44

2.74

0.27

3.62

0.97

2.37

0.99

MMEF

4.30

1.44

3.69

0.66

4.63

1.10

3.01

1.67

PEFR

8.04

1.64

5.92

0.66

7.22

1.87

4.73

2.37

FEF25

7.62

1.56

5.80

0.70

6.87

2.23

4.53

2.41

FEF50

4.89

1.66

4.17

0.86

4.93

1.37

3.44

1.66

FEF75

2.34

0.96

2.20

0.70

3.27

0.53

1.98

0.74

PEFR/H

4.72

0.95

3.74

0.40

4.11

1.00

2.88

1.43

FEF25/H

4.46

0.88

3.67

0.43

3.90

1.22

2.75

1.46

FEF50/H

2.86

0.94

2.63

0.53

2.80

0.72

2.10

1.01

FEF75/H

1.37

0.54

1.39

0.43

1.87

0.26

1.20

0.43

  1. Abbreviations: VC, vital capacity; IRV, inspiratory reserve volume; ERV, expiratory reserve volume; TV, tide volume; IC, inspiratory capacity; MVV, maximum voluntary ventilation; RR, respiratory rate; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expired volume in one second; MMEF, mean mid-expiratory flow; PEFR, peak expiratory flow rate; FEF, forced expiratory flow, which was taken respectively 25%, 50% and 75% of vital capacity. PEER/H, FEF25/H, FEF50/H, FEF75/H, body height standardized values of corresponding measurements. *: p < 0.05 in two sample t-test between groups.