ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2018
Sex-related differences in bronchial parameters and pulmonary function test results in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease based on three-dimensional quantitative computed tomography.
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- Chest CT in the evaluation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: recommendations of Asian Society of Thoracic Radiology.The British journal of radiology · 2026Guideline
- Sexually dimorphic response to tobacco exposure in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Bronchial wall parameters on CT in healthy never-smoking, smoking, COPD, and asthma populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European radiology · 2022Pooled it
- Quantitative CT measurements of segmental bronchial changes during inspiratory and expiratory phases in healthy subjects.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Sex-differences in COPD: from biological mechanisms to therapeutic considerations.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
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- Association between age, gender, body mass index, and pulmonary function in preoperative patients with lung cancer.The clinical respiratory journal · 2022Observational
- Evaluation of sex-based differences in airway size and the physiological implications.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Review
- Similarities in Quantitative Computed Tomography Imaging of the Lung in Severe Asthma with Persistent Airflow Limitation and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Predictors for bronchoalveolar lavage recovery failure in diffuse parenchymal lung disease.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Women: A Biologically Focused Review with a Systematic Search Strategy.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2020Review
- Airway wall thickness and airflow limitations in asthma assessed in quantitative computed tomography.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseArticle
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Abstract
Objective This study was performed to evaluate the effect of sex on bronchial parameters and the predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 s expressed as a percentage of the forced vital capacity (FEV1% pred) on pulmonary function testing. Methods The data of 359 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with available FEV1% pred and computed tomography (CT) images were retrospectively reviewed. FACT-Digital lung TM software (DeXin, Xi'an, China) was used to perform fully automated three-dimensional CT quantitative measurements of the bronchi. Generation 5 to 7 bronchi were measured, and the parameters analyzed were the lumen diameter (LD), wall thickness (WT), lumen area (LA), and WA% [WA / (WA + LA) × 100%]. Results In the smoking, smoking cessation, and nonsmoking groups, women had a significantly larger WA% and smaller LD, WT, and LA than men. The FEV1% pred was significantly lower in women than men in the smoking and smoking cessation groups. The FEV1% pred was significantly higher in women than men in the nonsmoking group. Conclusion Sex-related differences may partially explain why smoking women experience more severe pulmonary function impairment than men among patients with COPD.
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