Table 5.
Airway luminal cross-sectional area (mm2) of subjects matched for lung size
| Airway: | Men | Women | %Difference | Airway: | Men | Women | %Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trachea | 296.1±44.2 | 238.3±58.1 | 19.5* | RMB | 193.2±28.1 | 147.3±26.7 | 23.8* |
| LMB | 124.7±22.7 | 102.1±27.8 | 18.1* | RUL | 76.6±18.3 | 65.3±8.7 | 14.75* |
| LUL | 79.4±18.1 | 71.4±14.2 | 10.1 | RB1 | 24.9±11.3 | 29.2±18.4 | −17.3 |
| LB1 + 2 | 19.2±13.7 | 21.3±13.1 | −10.9 | RB2 | 24.9±6.6 | 21.5±6.7 | 13.65 |
| LB1 | 14.2±5.8 | 13.6±3.5 | 4.2 | RB3 | 21.4±12.3 | 18.7±13.2 | 12.6 |
| LB2 | 14.4±5.2 | 13.4±5.3 | 6.9 | BRONINT | 115.6±14.0 | 86.2±12.0 | 25.4* |
| LB3 | 34.3±19.1 | 33.1±19.5 | 3.5 | RB4 + 5 | 34.5±9.2 | 33.3±5.7 | 3.5 |
| LB4 + 5 | 35.7±13.0 | 29.3±7.9 | 17.9 | RB4 | 15.3±4.0 | 15.0±3.9 | 2.0 |
| LB4 | 16.9±7.5 | 13.0±5.2 | 23.1 | RB5 | 22.0±6.5 | 21.4±7.3 | 2.7 |
| LB5 | 16.6±4.9 | 11.4±4.2 | 31.3* | RLL | 36.2±9.7 | 35.0±13.1 | 3.3 |
| LLB6 | 73.1±19.4 | 71.4±22.9 | 2.3 | RLL7 | 59.7±18.6 | 57.8±13.0 | 3.2 |
| LLB | 44.7±9.4 | 46.0±12.2 | −2.9 | RB6 | 24.0±11.1 | 27.8±7.2 | −15.8 |
| LB6 | 29.8±8.7 | 29.9±9.8 | −10.0 | RB7 | 18.9±4.6 | 16.7±3.4 | 11.6 |
| LB8 | 25.7±13.9 | 21.3±4.4 | 17.1 | RB8 | 18.9±5.6 | 20.1±7.1 | −6.4 |
| LB9 | 18.1±5.8 | 17.7±4.1 | 2.2 | RB9 | 18.2±5.7 | 17.1±2.6 | 6.0 |
| LB10 | 24.9±5.3 | 22.9±4.4 | 8.0 | RB10 | 21.8±7.5 | 21.1±5.9 | 3.2 |
Values are means ± SD.
*
Significant difference between men and women (P < 0.05).