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

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  • Subash S Heraganahally
  • Timothy Howarth
  • Lisa Sorger
  • Helmi Ben Saad

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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

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  • Subash S Heraganahally & Timothy Howarth & Lisa Sorger & Helmi Ben Saad, 2022. "Sex differences in pulmonary function parameters among Indigenous Australians with and without chronic airway disease," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(2), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0263744
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263744
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