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. 2023 Sep 8;19:80. doi: 10.1186/s13223-023-00815-1

Table 3.

Spirometry results

N = 22
Mean ± SD Range Median
Forced vital capacity
 Pre-bronchodilator FVC 3.11 ± 0.88 1.4–4.6 3.3
 % of the predicted value 74.24 ± 31.00 1.0–110.0 85.0
 Post-bronchodilator FVC 3.39 ± 0.78 1.6–4.6 3.6
 % of the predicted value 75.13 ± 33.00 1.0–107.0 87.0
Forced expiratory volume in 1 s
 Pre-bronchodilator FEV1 2.41 ± 0.78 0.9–3.6 2.5
 % of the predicted value 80.88 ± 20.07 49.0–127.0 81.0
 Post-bronchodilator FEV1 2.66 ± 0.69 1.1–3.5 2.9
 % of the predicted value 85.67 ± 18.51 56.0–122.0 89.0
Ratio of FEV1/FVC
 Pre-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC 72.23 ± 21.79 9.6–111.0 73.5
 Post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC 74.21 ± 21.55 9.7–105.0 80.2
Forced expiratory flow at 25–75% 49.93 ± 32.26 0.0––109.0 53.0

FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital capacity; SD: standard deviation