Table 2.
Ref. no. and year of publ. | No. of patients | Methods | Outcome | Conclusion |
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(19) 2007 | 50 (39 were follow-ups) | Spirometry, bronchodilatory test | Reduction in spirometric parameters corresponding to airway obstruction. Age-dependent reduction of %FVC and %FEV1 in men | Age- and sex-dependent progression of pulmonary involvement |
FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 sec.