Does Moxa Smoke Have Significant Effect on the Acupuncturist’s Respiratory System? A Population-Based Study

Table 4

Lung function comparison between the moxa smoke-exposed and nonexposed group.

Variable	Exposed group (mean ± SD)	Nonexposed group (mean ± SD)
Male
n = 146
% predicted FEV1	103.98 ± 1.59	99.93 ± 1.67
% predicted FEV1/FVC	101.99 ± 0.94	100.92 ± 1.25
% predicted VC	106.64 ± 1.75	104.84 ± 1.35
% predicted FVC	102.39 ± 1.69	99.50 ± 1.59
% predicted FEF25	87.11 ± 2.38	83.14 ± 3.03
% predicted FEF50	93.37 ± 2.36	88.13 ± 2.54
% predicted FEF75	97.78 ± 2.62	95.75 ± 2.99
% predicted MVV	106.23 ± 2.92	95.56 ± 1.92
% predicted MMEF	98.89 ± 2.37	98.43 ± 2.91
% predicted PEF	82.70 ± 2.34	79.80 ± 3.03
Female
n = 138
% predicted FEV1	98.05 ± 1.51	94.57 ± 1.57
% predicted FEV1/FVC	101.25 ± 0.83	98.59 ± 1.16
% predicted VC	100.70 ± 1.59	95.91 ± 1.61
% predicted FVC	97.29 ± 1.69	96.43 ± 1.60
% predicted FEF25	83.11 ± 2.18	79.64 ± 2.49
% predicted FEF50	86.78 ± 1.98	82.15 ± 2.18
% predicted FEF75	94.35 ± 2.70	90.69 ± 3.27
% predicted MVV	101.39 ± 2.46	98.39 ± 1.85
% predicted MMEF	100.61 ± 2.35	94.67 ± 2.84
% predicted PEF	81.48 ± 2.25	78.22 ± 2.73

and compared with the nonexposed group.