Table 2.
Results of the lung function tests and breath analyses.
| AM operators | Controls (n = 20) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All (n = 18) | Only FDM/ME (n = 10) | ||
| Spirometry | |||
| FEV1%pred | 103 (93, 112) | 101 (92, 110) | 99 (84, 105) |
| FVC %pred | 103 (96, 111) | 102 (100, 111) | 102 (96, 108) |
| FEV1/FVC %pred | 99 (96, 103) | 99 (94, 99) | 98 (93, 103) |
| FeNO (ppb) | 18 (15, 25) | 16 (12, 25) | 18 (13, 22) |
| IOS | |||
| IOS R5 (Hz) %pred | 105 (88, 119) | 102 (93, 127) | 106 (83, 111) |
| IOS R20 (Hz) %pred | 112 (94, 123) | 117 (101, 123) | 108 (89, 129) |
| IOS R5-R20 (Hz) | 0.02 (0.01, 0.06) | 0.02 (0.01, 0.04) | 0.02 (0.01, 0.06) |
| IOS AX (Hz·kPa·L-1) | 0.13 (0.09, 0.28) | 0.12 (0.10, 0.13) | 0.16 (0.13, 0.56) |
| PEx | |||
| PEx number/breath | 22,000 (13,500, 72,100) | 17,500 (12,700, 38,500) | 37,300 (24,300, 68,300) |
| PEx SP-A (%PEx) | 2.9 (2.7, 3.6) | 2.9 (2.7, 3.6) | 3.3 (2.7, 3.9) |
| PEx Albumin (%PEx) | 4.3 (3.6, 5.9) | 4.5 (3.6, 5.9) | 4.0 (3.5, 4.5) |
| PEx Albumin/SP-A | 1.5 (1.1, 2.0) | 1.6 (1.1, 2.0) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) |
Medians and interquartile ranges are listed. There were no significant differences between the groups.