Thursday, July 8, 2010

Vital lung capacity (the maximum amount of air that can be expelled after maximum inhalation) is 6% to 12% lower in blacks compared with whites

In general, the more African ancestry a person has, the worse their pulmonary function.

Related:

Genetic Ancestry in Lung-Function Predictions
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