Sex Differences in Airways at Chest CT: Results from the COPDGene Cohort
Surya P. Bhatt, Sandeep Bodduluri, Arie Nakhmani, Young-il Kim, Joseph M. Reinhardt, Eric A. Hoffman, Amin Motahari, Carla G. Wilson, Stephen M. Humphries, Elizabeth A. Regan, Dawn L. DeMeo
Abstract
< .01). Conclusion Airway lumen sizes quantified at chest CT were smaller in women than in men after accounting for height and lung size, and these lower baseline values in women conferred lower reserves against respiratory morbidity and mortality for equivalent changes compared with men. © RSNA, 2022
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