Research Article
Indoor Air Quality and Respiratory Health among Malay Preschool Children in Selangor
Table 2
Comparisons of lung functions among preschool children.
| Lung function | Studied group () | Comparative group () | value | value | Mean ± S.D/median ± IQR |
| FVC (Liter)a | 0.63 ± 0.18 | 0.79 ± 0.21 | −4.160 | <0.001* | FEV1 (Liter)a | 0.60 ± 0.17 | 0.76 ± 0.19 | −4.484 | <0.001* | FVC%a | 69.93 ± 17.03 | 85.94 ± 19.81 | −4.577 | <0.001* | FEV1%a | 72.02 ± 18.17 | 88.69 ± 18.16 | −4.811 | <0.001* | FEV1/FVC%b | 103.69 ± 05.67 | 105.62 ± 6.81 | −1.671 | 0.095 |
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Significant at . a-test. bMann-Whitney Test.
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