de Hamel F A, Welford B
N Z Med J. 1983 Jul 27;96(736):560-2.
The lung function of 79 Maori workers was compared with that of 31 workers from Western Samoa and with 616 Europeans from the same factory. No significant difference was found in either forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) or in forced vital capacity (FVC) between the two Polynesian groups. The combined 110 Polynesians had a lung function which was significantly lower, by about 9%, than that of the Europeans working in the same factory. The lung function differences did not appear to be related to smoking, occupational or environmental factors. While it seems likely that the cause of the differences is a major gene effect a non-job-related social factor cannot yet be completely excluded. Charts for predicting FEV1 and FVC in male Maori and Samoan workers in New Zealand are given.
对79名毛利工人的肺功能与31名来自西萨摩亚的工人以及同一工厂的616名欧洲人的肺功能进行了比较。两个波利尼西亚人群组在一秒用力呼气量（FEV1）或用力肺活量（FVC）方面均未发现显著差异。110名波利尼西亚人合并后的肺功能明显低于在同一工厂工作的欧洲人，低约9%。肺功能差异似乎与吸烟、职业或环境因素无关。虽然差异的原因很可能是主要基因效应，但尚未完全排除与工作无关的社会因素。给出了预测新西兰男性毛利和萨摩亚工人FEV1和FVC的图表。
