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Table 3 Stratified analysis of pulmonary function test in male subjects according to general characteristics

From: A cross-sectional study on the pulmonary function of residents in two urban areas with different PM10 concentrations: data from the fourth Korea national health and nutrition examination survey (KNHANES) 2007–2009

 

N (%)

FEV1p - Mean (Standard error)

FVCp - Mean (Standard error)

FEV1/FVC - (Standard error)

Seoul

Jeju

Seoul

Jeju

p-value

Seoul

Jeju

p-value

Seoul

Jeju

p-value

Education level

 Low

89 (22.4)

3 (5.7)

88.05 (1.89)

92.71 (5.93)

0.632

89.95 (1.58)

96.40 (2.56)

0.296

0.74 (0.011)

0.75 (0.052)

0.602

 High

251 (77.6)

36 (94.3)

90.81 (0.76)

97.44 (0.67)

< 0.001

91.60 (0.72)

96.37 (1.08)

< 0.001

0.81 (0.005)

0.82 (0.003)

0.021

Household income

 Low

116 (32.3)

4 (6.3)

89.33 (1.17)

95.59 (1.76)

0.474

90.93 (1.11)

83.90 (1.49)

0.357

0.78 (0.006)

0.83 (0.044)

0.861

 High

224 (67.7)

35 (93.7)

90.68 (0.91)

97.38 (0.98)

< 0.001

91.42 (0.84)

97.52 (1.26)

< 0.001

0.80 (0.007)

0.82 (0.006)

0.100

Occupational class

 Blue collar

118 (33.1)

8 (22.1)

88.44 (1.49)

90.36 (1.83)

0.689

90.86 (1.22)

90.55 (2.77)

0.589

0.77 (0.010)

0.80 (0.017)

0.484

 White collar

222 (66.9)

31 (77.9)

91.11 (0.79)

99.01 (1.40)

< 0.001

91.45 (0.77)

97.88 (1.44)

< 0.001

0.80 (0.006)

0.82 (0.003)

0.002

Smoking status

 Smoker

275 (80.2)

30 (78.4)

89.80 (0.89)

97.95 (1.15)

< 0.001

91.22 (0.78)

96.07 (2.44)

0.062

0.79 (0.005)

0.83 (0.006)

< 0.001

 Non-smoker

65 (19.8)

9 (21.6)

91.70 (1.37)

93.60 (6.10)

0.901

91.38 (1.36)

97.91 (8.92)

0.722

0.82 (0.013)

0.76 (0.021)

0.070

Drinking status

 Heavy

141 (42.4)

19 (46.0)

90.60 (1.10)

99.43 (2.94)

0.006

92.06 (1.11)

100.88 (3.37)

0.015

0.79 (0.008)

0.81 (0.023)

0.279

 Social

199 (57.6)

20 (54.0)

89.98 (0.90)

95.70 (1.75)

0.005

90.68 (0.74)

93.22 (1.66)

0.166

0.80 (0.007)

0.82 (0.007)

0.019

Age (years)

 Young (19–38)

75 (28.7)

7 (25.3)

93.35 (0.99)

99.22 (1.56)

0.993

94.24 (0.91)

98.21 (3.32)

0.523

0.84 (0.007)

0.85 (0.007)

0.993

 Middle (39–58)

158 (50.4)

21 (59.3)

88.36 (1.11)

96.48 (1.77)

< 0.001

90.88 (0.92)

97.34 (1.12)

< 0.001

0.78 (0.006)

0.81 (0.007)

0.002

 Old (> 58)

107 (20.9)

11 (15.4)

89.14 (1.34)

95.21 (1.12)

0.001

86.88 (1.50)

89.88 (2.81)

0.350

0.74 (0.010)

0.78 (0.037)

0.289

  1. p-value were calculated by T-test or Mann-Whitney test to compare Seoul with Jeju
  2. FEV1p predicted values of forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVCp predicted values of forced vital capacity, FEV1/FVC FEV1/FVC ratio