Abstract

PURPOSE: To establish reference values for pulmonary function (PFTs) of retired professional American football players (rPAFP). We hypothesized: 1) rPAFP derived prediction equations differ from the NHANESIII equations in these large men 2) No lung function difference exists between Caucasian-Americans (CA) and African-American (AA) men of similar body builds and adult physical activity history and socioeconomic status.

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