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Table 11 Standardized mean difference between women and men for lung function parameters

From: Gender and respiratory findings in workers occupationally exposed to organic aerosols: A meta analysis of 12 cross-sectional studies

 

Food Processing

Textile Industry

Farming Industry

Lung Function Parameters

Standardized Mean Difference

Confidence Interval

Standardized Mean Difference

Confidence Interval

Standardized Mean Difference

Confidence Interval

FEF25

0.0322

(-) 0.1219 – 0.1863

0.2479

0.0643 – 0.4315+

0.0105

(-) 0.1294 – 0.1505

FEF50

0.0583

(-) 0.0959 – 0.2125

0.2171

0.0336 – 0.4005+

(-) 0.0287

(-) 0.1687 – 0.1113

FEV1

0.1524

(-) 0.0022 – 0.3070

*

*

*

*

FVC

*

*

0.2787

0.0951 – 0.4624+

*

*

A FEF25

*

*

0.2954

0.1117 – 0.4792+

NO

DATA

A FEF50

0.0015

(-) 0.1528 – 0.1557

0.1290

(-) 0.0541 – 0.3121

  

A FEV1

*

*

*

*

  

A FVC

*

*

*

*

  
  1. A = Across shift change
  2. * Not homogeneous cannot combine differences across industries
  3. + Significant standardized mean differences
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