Table 3 Description of COPD cases with measurement of residential radon > 600 Bq/m3.
From: Residential radon and characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Sex | Radon concentration (Bq/m3) | Uncertainty of radon concentration (Bq/m3) | Tobacco habit | Years since COPD diagnosis | FEV1% in last spirometry | Number of COPD admissions due to exacerbation in preceding 2 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Woman | 1080 | 144 | Smoker | 1 | 73.30 | 1 |
Man | 648 | 92 | Smoker | 0 | 75.20 | 1 |
Man | 709 | 100 | Smoker | 0 | 73.00 | 0 |
Woman | 1663 | 236 | Smoker | 9 | 65.00 | 2 |
Man | 1007 | 142 | Smoker | 0 | 71.00 | 0 |
Man | 972 | 138 | Ex smoker | 11 | 38.70 | 0 |
Man | 1116 | 154 | Ex smoker | 3 | 35.20 | 0 |
Man | 763 | 108 | Ex smoker | 0 | 69.50 | 0 |
Man | 748 | 106 | Ex smoker | 0 | 91.00 | 0 |
Man | 733 | 104 | Ex smoker | 6 | 83.00 | 0 |
Man | 618 | 88 | Ex smoker | 7 | 82.00 | 0 |
Man | 696 | 98 | Ex smoker | 6 | 74.30 | 0 |
Man | 1290 | 184 | Ex smoker | 0 | 78.40 | 1 |
Man | 757 | 108 | Ex smoker | 5 | 80.00 | 0 |
Woman | 677 | 96 | Ex smoker | 0 | 77.40 | 1 |
