TY - JOUR
T1 - A feasibility study of methodology for recruitment and for comparative testing of ciliary function in Hawaiians and Caucasians.
AU - Gellert, Kapuaola S.
AU - Choi, Dongseok
AU - Coel, Marc
AU - Braun, Kathryn L.
PY - 2008/8
Y1 - 2008/8
N2 - Native Hawaiians have higher lung cancer incidence and mortality than other ethnic groups, even after controlling for smoking. Could reduced mucociliary clearance, suspected in Polynesians, play a role? In this pilot study of 9 Hawaiian and 8 Caucasian men, mean velocities were faster although not statistically significant in Caucasians. This pilot also generated recommendations on subject recruitment, measures, and data analysis for future studies.
AB - Native Hawaiians have higher lung cancer incidence and mortality than other ethnic groups, even after controlling for smoking. Could reduced mucociliary clearance, suspected in Polynesians, play a role? In this pilot study of 9 Hawaiian and 8 Caucasian men, mean velocities were faster although not statistically significant in Caucasians. This pilot also generated recommendations on subject recruitment, measures, and data analysis for future studies.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 18853892
AN - SCOPUS:55249115384
SN - 0017-8594
VL - 67
SP - 209
EP - 212
JO - Hawaii Medical Journal
JF - Hawaii Medical Journal
IS - 8
ER -