Subject | Air | 100 µg·m−3 H2SO4 | 1000 µg·m−3 H2SO4 | ||||||
Baseline FEV1 | Minimum FEV1 | % change | Baseline FEV1 | Minimum FEV1 | % change | Baseline FEV1 | Minimum FEV1 | % change | |
1 | 1.94 | 1.78 | −8.25 | 2.10 | 1.92 | −8.57 | 2.05 | 1.78 | −13.17 |
2 | 2.80 | 2.48 | −11.43 | 2.82 | 2.42 | −14.18 | 2.86 | 2.51 | −12.24 |
4 | 2.85 | 2.85 | 0.00 | 2.97 | 2.87 | −3.37 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 0.00 |
5 | 2.79 | 2.63 | −5.73 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 0.00 | 2.45 | 2.45 | 0.00 |
6 | 3.31 | 2.88 | −12.99 | 3.24 | 3.02 | −6.79 | 3.30 | 2.80 | −15.15 |
7 | 2.81 | 2.81 | 0.00 | 2.75 | 2.62 | −4.73 | 2.78 | 2.78 | 0.00 |
8 | 3.96 | 3.96 | 0.00 | 3.81 | 3.81 | 0.00 | 4.12 | 4.02 | −2.43 |
10 | 2.81 | 2.64 | −6.05 | 2.76 | 2.61 | −5.43 | 2.64 | 2.47 | −6.44 |
11 | 3.01 | 2.88 | −4.32 | 2.93 | 2.93 | 0.00 | 2.89 | 2.78 | −3.81 |
13 | 3.62 | 3.22 | −11.05 | 3.55 | 3.14 | −11.55 | 3.67 | 3.18 | −13.35 |
Mean | 2.99 | 2.81 | −6.0 | 2.93 | 2.77 | −5.5 | 2.99 | 2.79 | −6.7 |
H2SO4: sulphuric acid
FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second
There were no significant differences in the late asthmatic responses between exposures