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To determine whether sex-specific differences in emphysema phenotype exist in heavy smokers without airflow obstruction and assess how sex alters the relationship between emphysema and clinical features.

January 22, 2009European Respiratory JournalOpen Access

Sex differences in emphysema phenotype in smokers without airflow obstruction

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NSNicola SverzellatiUniversity of Parma ECElisa CalabròUniversity of Milan GRG. RandiMario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research

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Observational study reveals distinct emphysema patterns between sexes in smokers without airflow obstruction, indicating differing lung vulnerability to tobacco smoke.

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To determine whether sex-specific differences in emphysema phenotype exist in heavy smokers without airflow obstruction and assess how sex alters the relationship between emphysema and clinical features.
Analyzed clinical records and multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) scans from 1,011 heavy smokers in a lung cancer screening project, yielding a final cohort of 957 smokers without airflow obstruction.
Quantified lobar emphysema features with specialized imaging software and evaluated sex effects using multiple regression models adjusted for age, BMI, smoking history, FEV1, and FVC.
Females exhibited a less extensive emphysema phenotype across each pulmonary lobe, characterized by smaller emphysematous clusters that were less concentrated in the core of the lung compared to males.
The increase of emphysema with age was more pronounced in females and correlated with a greater decline in FEV1% predicted, whereas males showed a stronger association between emphysema extent and declining BMI.

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Sverzellati et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7e6e593eabdb005bb2a1f5 https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00109808

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Observational study reveals distinct emphysema patterns between sexes in smokers without airflow obstruction, indicating differing lung vulnerability to tobacco smoke.

Sex differences in emphysema phenotype in smokers without airflow obstruction

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Sex differences in emphysema phenotype in smokers without airflow obstruction

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