Table 3.
Mean values (%-predicted) at 3 time points
| 1st examination (n = 46) |
10th examination (n = 10) |
20th examination (n = 6) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| FEV1 (%-pred.) | 94.72 | 12.93 | 100.54 | 13.16 | 99.55 | 8.49 |
| FVC (%-pred.) | 96.63 | 11.82 | 105.79 | 7.43 | 101.25 | 6.34 |
| FEV1/FVC (%-pred.) | 97.46 | 5.89 | 94.37 | 8.44 | 97.91 | 4.21 |
| DL,CO (%-pred.) | 94.42 | 13.35 | 95.10 | 27.21 | 86.87 | 9.43 |
| DL,CO/VA (%-pred.) | 94.41 | 13.17 | 102.27 | 17.50 | 98.21 | 10.90 |
DL,CO: diffusion capacity for CO, DL,CO/VA: Krogh-factor, FEV1: forced expiratory volume in the first second, FEV1/FVC: Tiffeneau-Index, FVC: forced vital capacity