Spirometric Parameter | Dairy Farmers (n = 52) | Office Workers (n = 52) | P-Value* |
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FVC (% pred) | 88.1 ± 10.3 | 92.3 ± 10.1 | 0.0382 |
FEV1 (% pred) FEV1/FVC% | 83.2 ± 8.1 73.6 ± 4.2 | 87.6 ± 7.9 75.8 ± 4.5 | 0.0060 0.0114 |
MEF50 (% pred) MEF75 (% pred) | 57.6 ± 6.5 56.2 ± 5.8 | 62.4 ± 6.1 61.9 ± 5.4 | 0.0002 0.0000 |
MEF25-75 (% pred) | 63.1 ± 6.5td> | 65.9 ± 7.8 | 0.0494 |