Sex differences in pulmonary function parameters among Indigenous Australians with and without chronic airway disease

Subash S Heraganahally, Timothy Howarth, Lisa Sorger and Helmi Ben Saad

PLOS ONE, 2022, vol. 17, issue 2, 1-12

Abstract: Background: Studies assessing normative values and sex differences in pulmonary function test parameters (PFTPs) among Indigenous populations are sparse. Methods: PFTPs were compared between male and female Indigenous Australian adults with and without chest radiologically proven chronic airway diseases (CADs). Results: 485 adults (56% were female) with no significant difference in age, body mass index or smoking status between sexes were included. Females displayed a higher prevalence of radiology without CADs compared to males (66 vs. 52%, respectively). Among patients without CADs, after adjustment for age, stature and smoking, males displayed significantly higher absolute values of Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) (mean difference, 0.41L (0.21,0.62), p

Date: 2022
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