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. 2024 Jul 18;19(7):e0307697. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307697

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

Subash S Heraganahally, Timothy Howarth, Lisa Sorger, Helmi Ben Saad
PMCID: PMC11257263  PMID: 39024285

In Table 3, the mean values and 95% confidence intervals for all columns are incorrect. Please see the correct Table 3 here.

Table 3. Pulmonary function tests parameters according to presence of chronic airway disease radiological findings.

Radiology findings Without chronic airway disease With chronic airway disease
Sex Female (n = 179) Male (n = 111) p-value Female (n = 92) Male (n = 103) p-value
FVC LLN (L) 2.65 (2.59, 2.71) 3.73 (3.63, 3.83) <0.001* 2.49 (2.4, 2.58) 3.45 (3.35, 3.55) <0.001*
Pre (L) 2.13 (2.04, 2.23) 3.09 (2.93, 3.24) <0.001* 1.77 (1.65, 1.88) 2.43 (2.29, 2.58) <0.001*
Pre (%) 64.05 (61.68, 66.42) 67.01 (64.26, 69.76) 0.116 56.08 (52.74, 59.41) 56.51 (53.42, 59.61) 0.848
Post (L) 2.19 (2.1, 2.28) 3.14 (2.98, 3.29) <0.001* 1.87 (1.75, 1.98) 2.56 (2.42, 2.71) <0.001*
Post (%) 65.69 (63.43, 67.95) 67.45 (64.42, 70.48) 0.353 59.32 (56.11, 62.52) 58.8 (55.59, 62) 0.821
BDR (% change) 3.47 (2.05, 4.9) 1.96 (0.49, 3.44) 0.166 7.95 (3.93, 11.96) 6.45 (4.78, 8.11) 0.477
FEV 1 LLN (L) 2.09 (2.03, 2.14) 2.9 (2.82, 2.99) <0.001* 1.94 (1.87, 2.02) 2.64 (2.56, 2.72) <0.001*
Pre (L) 1.65 (1.56, 1.74) 2.35 (2.2, 2.5) <0.001* 1.19 (1.08, 1.3) 1.5 (1.37, 1.64) 0.001*
Pre (%) 60.72 (57.93, 63.5) 63.85 (60.36, 67.33) 0.168 47.48 (43.58, 51.38) 44.34 (40.69, 47.99) 0.244
Post (L) 1.73 (1.64, 1.81) 2.44 (2.29, 2.59) <0.001* 1.28 (1.16, 1.39) 1.61 (1.47, 1.75) <0.001*
Post (%) 63.59 (60.87, 66.31) 66.16 (62.68, 69.65) 0.250 50.73 (46.72, 54.73) 47.57 (43.85, 51.29) 0.253
BDR (% change) 6.06 (4.48, 7.63) 4.63 (2.84, 6.42) 0.251 8.34 (5.42, 11.25) 8.09 (5.95, 10.23) 0.890
FEV 1 /FVC LLN (absolute) 0.71 (0.69, 0.73) 0.69 (0.69, 0.7) 0.070 0.7 (0.69, 0.7) 0.68 (0.67, 0.69) <0.001*
Pre (absolute) 0.76 (0.75, 0.78) 0.75 (0.73, 0.78) 0.453 0.66 (0.63, 0.69) 0.6 (0.57, 0.63) 0.004*
Pre (%) 93.72 (91.55, 95.89) 95.05 (92.14, 97.97) 0.463 82.9 (78.97, 86.83) 76.64 (73.08, 80.2) 0.020*
Post (absolute) 0.78 (0.76, 0.79) 0.77 (0.75, 0.79) 0.563 0.67 (0.64, 0.7) 0.61 (0.58, 0.64) 0.004*
Post (%) 95.84 (93.7, 97.97) 97.31 (94.56, 100.05) 0.403 83.58 (79.62, 87.54) 77.98 (74.23, 81.73) 0.043*
Data were reported as mean (95% CI).
p-values derived from 2-tailed Students t-test.
*Denotes statistically significant association (p<0.05).
Abbreviations: BDR, Bronchodilator responsiveness; FEV1, Forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC, Forced vital capacity; LLN, Lower limit of normal; Post: Post bronchodilator, Pre, Pre bronchodilator; %, percentage of predicted value.

Reference

  • 1.Heraganahally SS, Howarth T, Sorger L, Ben Saad H (2022) Sex differences in pulmonary function parameters among Indigenous Australians with and without chronic airway disease. PLOS ONE 17(2): e0263744. 10.1371/journal.pone.0263744 [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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