Table 3 Pulmonary function among firefighters and non-firefighters
From: Pulmonary function decline in firefighters and non-firefighters in South Korea
Variables | Firefighters (n = 322) | Non-firefighters (n = 107) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p |
2008 | |||||
FEV1* (%) | 102.00 | 12.75 | 101.32 | 13.32 | 0.664 |
FVC† (%) | 95.35 | 10.63 | 96.50 | 11.83 | 0.382 |
FEV1/FVC% | 82.29 | 5.34 | 81.08 | 6.24 | 0.053 |
2011 | |||||
FEV1 (%) | 95.48 | 11.28 | 98.73 | 12.77 | 0.021 |
FVC (%) | 90.27 | 9.28 | 93.68 | 10.26 | 0.003 |
FEV1/FVC% | 80.52 | 5.64 | 80.35 | 6.47 | 0.791 |