Spirometric Parameter | Dairy Farmers (n = 52) | Office Workers (n = 52) | P-Value* |
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FVC (% pred) | 85.3 ± 9.4 | 88.5 ± 10.1 | 0.0975 |
FEV1 (% pred) FEV1/FVC% | 81.4 ± 8.7 72.8 ± 4.3 | 84.6 ± 9.1 74.7 ± 5.2 | 0.0697 0.0449 |
MEF50 (% pred) MEF75 (% pred) | 55.9 ± 6.1 53.7 ± 5.7 | 60.5 ± 5.9 60.8 ± 6.4 | 0.0002 0.0000 |
MEF25-75 (% pred) | 61.8 ± 6.3 | 64.5 ± 7.1 | 0.0428 |