Table 2

 Studies reporting FEV1 (% predicted) in α1-antitrypsin PI MZ heterozygotes

AuthorYearCountryStudy populationNo.
>PI MM
Mean FEV1
>(% predicted)
No.
>PI MZ
Mean FEV1
>(% predicted)
Adjustment for smoking
PI, protease inhibitor; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second.
Webb321973USAConsecutive patients at an early disease detection unit39592.018102.0None
Hall211976USAMatched pairs identified from patients at an early disease detection unit15107.015110.0Restricted to non-smokers
Morse281977USAPopulation sample of Caucasians in Tuscon, Arizona263796.08894.5None
Girard191978FranceMatched pairs from a population sample of men in Nancy2492.02491.7Matched on smoking status
Eriksson161985SwedenMatched pairs from a random sample of 56 year old men in Malmo1499.0 (smokers)1496.0 (smokers)Stratified by smoking status
4111.0 (ex)6105.0 (ex)
13105.0 (non)12104.0 (non)
Horne221986CanadaMatched pairs of male grain workers in Saskatchewan28104.02894.0Matched on smoking status
Dahl152002DenmarkPopulation sample in Copenhagen (baseline data from longitudinal study)703790.045191.0Not for FEV1 data