Table 4. Correlations between serum iron levels and spirometric parameters in male non-smokers and current/past smokers.
Non-smokers | Current and past smokers | |||
r | P | r | P | |
FVC %predicted | 0.022 | 0.614 | 0.076 | 0.016 |
FEV1%predicted | 0.084 | 0.059 | 0.102 | 0.001 |
FEV1/FVC | 0.117 | 0.009 | 0.081 | 0.011 |
FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s.