Table 5: Gender differences in the lung function values.

Table 5: Gender differences in the lung function values.

Variable	Sex	Mean ± SD	t-value	p-value
FVC	Male	2.88 ± 0.9	6.89	0.000^*
FVC	Female	2.05 ± 0.70	6.89	0.000^*
FEV1	Male	2.18 ± 0.83	4.59	0.000^*
FEV1	Female	1.67 ± 0.62	4.59	0.000^*
FEV1/FVC	Male	0.76 ± 0.19	-2.64	0.009^*
	Female	0.83 ± 0.17
PEFR	Male	171.62 ± 91.98	1.83	0.070
PEFR	Female	148.94 ± 73.53	1.83	0.070

*significant at P < 0.05

FVC: Forced vital capacity; FEV1: Forced expiratory volume 1; PEFR: Peak expiratory flow rate; MD: Mean difference; SD: Standard deviation