(Table 1) Characteristics of South Pole personnel according to forced expiratory flow (FEF25-75) response to altitude ...

• Main Authors: Lalande, Sophie, Anderson, P J, Miller, A D, Ceridon, M L, Beck, K C, O'Malley, K A, Johnson, J B, Johnson, B D
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2011
• Subjects: Group; Time coverage; Age, relative, number of years; Age, standard deviation; Male; Female; Elevation, mean; Standard deviation; Height; Mass; Body mass index; Ice drill; Ice_core_diverse; Sampling/drilling ice; International Polar Year 2007-2008 IPY; International Polar Year; IPY; South pole
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.815165; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.815165

The impact of acute altitude exposure on pulmonary function is variable. A large inter-individual variability in the changes in forced expiratory flows (FEFs) is reported with acute exposure to altitude, which is suggested to represent an interaction between several factors influencing bronchial ton...