Long Term Effects of Tear Gases on Respiratory System: Analysis of 93 Cases

Table 3

Pulmonary functions of subjects.

% predicted	Exposed subjects 𝑛=93 (smokers = 70)	Controls 𝑛=55 (smokers = 35)	𝑃
FVC	97.3±11.9	89.9±11.7	0.0003
Smokers FVC	97.3±11.9	91.2±12.2	0.018
Nonsmokers FVC	97.4±12.0	87.8±11.1	0.013
FEV1	96.9±12.9	95.9±12.0	>0.05
Smokers FEV1	96.0±13.1	96.8±13.7	>0.05
Nonsmokers FEV1	99.5±12.1	94.6±8.9	>0.05
FEV1/FVC	82.4±6.9	84.2±4.7	>0.05
Smokers	81.7±7.4	84.1±4.6	0.046
Nonsmokers	84.3±5.1	84.4±5.3	>0.05
MMFR	92.3±25.1	110.4±24.5	<0.001
Smokers MMFR	89.9±25.9	109.6±26.8	0.0004
Nonsmokers MMFR	99.4±21.5	113.1±21.3	0.05