Results of selected lung function variables before exposure at school among 18 never exposed divers, 69 previously exposed divers and the nine divers who subsequently had accidents
| Never exposed (n=18) | Previously exposed (n=69) | Divers who subsequently had accidents (n=9) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute values Mean (SD) | % Of predicted3-150 Mean (SD) | Absolute values Mean (SD) | % Of predicted3-150 Mean (SD) | Absolute values Mean (SD) | % Of predicted3-150 Mean (SD) | ||||||
| FVC (l) | 5.95 (0.66) | 106.2 (11.5) | 6.25 (0.89) | 110.0 (11.5) | 6.13 (1.1) | 109.6 (15.2) | |||||
| FEV1(l) | 4.97 (0.55) | 100.3 (13.0) | 5.14 (0.73) | 101.9 (11.6) | 4.97 (0.56) | 101.4 (13.7) | |||||
| FEF25–75%(l/s) | 5.17 (1.37) | 5.11 (1.22) | 4.78 (0.98) | ||||||||
| Tlco (mmol/min/kPa) | 14.3 (2.2) | 114.7 (18.0) | 13.9 (2.3) | 111.0 (16.9) | 13.7 (1.8) | 112.3 (13.9) | |||||
↵3-150 According to Gulsvik et al 9 and Gulsvik et al. 10