Table 3.
Oscillometry results in the three different groups. The table shows the data presented as mean ± SD or median and [interquartile range], as appropriate. The p-value was calculated with the ANOVA or Kruskal–Wallis test, as appropriate (normal distribution or not).
| NRD (n = 15) |
MI (n = 15) |
SI (n = 15) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R5 Hz (cmH2O/(L/S)) | 2.7 ± 1 | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 3.4 ± 1.3 | 0.198 |
| R5 Hz (%) | 79.9 [47.6] | 87.3 [28.3] | 101.8 [50.4] | 0.110 |
| R11 Hz (cmH2O/(L/S)) | 2.6 ± 0.9 | 3 ± 0.7 | 2.9 ± 1 | 0.470 |
| R11 Hz (%) | 84.7 [38.2] | 90.4 [17.1] | 98.7 [39.9] | 0.204 |
| R19 Hz (cmH2O/(L/S)) | 2.6 ± 0.9 | 2.6 ± 0.6 | 2.6 ± 0.8 | 0.978 |
| R19 Hz (%) | 84.6 [41.4] | 82.9 [8] | 86.6 [27.8] | 0.505 |
| R5_19 | 0.1 [0.5] | 0.5 [0.6] | 0.9 [0.6] | <0.001 |
| Delta Xrs | −0.1 [0.4] | 0.2 [0.7] | −0.1 [0.7] | 0.09 |
| Inspiratory X5 Hz (cmH2O/(L/S)) | −0.7 ± 0.4 | −1.2 ± 0.6 | −1.8 ± 0.4 | <0.001 |
| Expiratory X5 Hz (cmH2O/(L/S)) | −0.8 [0.5] | −1.2 [1] | −1.9 [1] | <0.001 |
| Total X5 Hz (cmH2O/(L/S)) | −0.7 ± 0.4 | −1.3 ± 0.6 | −1.9 ± 0.8 | <0.001 |
| Inspiratory X5 Hz (%) | 53.3 [30.4] | 85.1 [77.6] | 132.9 [30.5] | <0.001 |
| Expiratory X5 Hz (%) | 50 [33.1] | 98.2 [63.1] | 112.8 [116.4] | <0.001 |
| Total X5 Hz (%) | 51 ± 26.8 | 92.4 ± 41.6 | 146.1 ± 48.8 | <0.001 |
| Inspiratory X11 Hz (cmH2O/(L/S)) | 0 [0.1] | −0.5 [0.4] | −0.8 [0.5] | <0.001 |
| Expiratory X11 Hz (cmH2O/(L/S)) | −0.1 [0.4] | −0.7 [1.1] | −0.5 [0.9] | <0.001 |
| Total X11 Hz (cmH2O/(L/S)) | −0.1 [0.3] | −0.7 [0.7] | −1 [0.8] | <0.001 |
| Inspiratory X11 Hz (%) | 7.1 [69.6] | 241.6 [132.1] | 376 [450.4] | 0.002 |
| Expiratory X11 Hz (%) | 48.7 [237.9] | 299.8 [319.8] | 221.6 [777.4] | 0.001 |
| Total X11 Hz (%) | 29.4 [134.3] | 280.2 [223.5] | 295.7 [604.5] | <0.001 |
MI: mild functional impairment; NRD: non-respiratory disease control group; R: resistance; SI: severe functional impairment; X: reactance.