(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: Age; relative; number of years; standard deviation; Body mass index; Elevation; mean; Female; Group; Height; Ice_core_diverse; ICEDRILL; Ice drill; International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; Male; Mass; Sampling/drilling ice; South_Pole; South Pole; Time coverage; International Polar Year; South pole
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.815165; https://doi.org/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...