Table 2.
Age-adjusted and Age-specific Pulmonary Function Measures of the Study Population in the Southern Cone of Latin America
| FEV1,a | FVCa | FEV1/FVC ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-BD | Post-BD | Pre-BD | Post-BD | Pre-BD | Post-BD | |
| Overall | 2.58 (2.56, 2.61) | 2.65 (2.63, 2.67) | 3.35 (3.33, 3.38) | 3.37 (3.34, 3.40) | 76.84 (76.63, 77.06) | 78.51 (78.29, 78.73) |
| Men | 3.04 (3.01, 3.07) | 3.12 (3.09, 3.15) | 3.98 (3.95, 4.02) | 4.01 (3.97, 4.04) | 75.99 (75.64, 76.34) | 77.56 (77.20, 77.91) |
| 45-54 years | 3.39 (3.34, 3.44) | 3.46 (3.41, 3.51) | 4.34 (4.28, 4.40) | 4.34 (4.29, 4.40) | 78.05 (77.58, 78.52) | 79.76 (79.28, 80.23) |
| 55-64 years | 2.92 (2.87, 2.98) | 3.00 (2.95, 3.06) | 3.86 (3.80, 3.92) | 3.88 (3.82, 3.94) | 75.37 (74.70, 76.03) | 77.04 (76.36, 77.73) |
| 65-74 years | 2.53 (2.47, 2.59) | 2.62 (2.57, 2.68) | 3.46 (3.40, 3.53) | 3.54 (3.47, 3.60) | 72.85 (72.10, 73.61) | 74.00 (73.24, 74.75) |
| Women | 2.21 (2.19, 2.23) | 2.26 (2.24, 2.28) | 2.84 (2.81, 2.86) | 2.84 (2.82, 2.87) | 77.53 (77.26, 77.81) | 79.28 (79.00, 79.55) |
| 45-54 years | 2.46 (2.43, 2.50) | 2.52 (2.49, 2.55) | 3.12 (3.09, 3.16) | 3.12 (3.08, 3.15) | 78.85 (78.45, 79.26) | 80.68 (80.25, 81.11) |
| 55-64 years | 2.13 (2.10, 2.17) | 2.19 (2.15, 2.22) | 2.75 (2.72, 2.79) | 2.76 (2.73, 2.80) | 77.29 (76.83, 77.74) | 78.94 (78.51, 79.37) |
| 65-74 years | 1.81 (1.78, 1.84) | 1.87 (1.83, 1.90) | 2.40 (2.36, 2.44) | 2.42 (2.38, 2.46) | 75.31 (74.69, 75.93) | 77.02 (76.43, 77.60) |
Data are means (95% CI)
a FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in one second (liters) and FVC = forced vital capacity