Table 2.
Group
|
Number of cases
|
FVC pre-intervention, L
|
FVC post-intervention, L
|
FEV1 pre-intervention, L
|
FEV1 post-intervention, L
|
PEF pre-intervention, L/s
|
PEF post-intervention, L/s
|
Intervention | 60 | 2.38 ± 0.19 | 3.78 ± 0.25 | 1.78 ± 0.16 | 3.26 ± 0.19 | 5.27 ± 0.32 | 7.25 ± 0.25 |
Control | 60 | 2.42 ± 0.21 | 3.07 ± 0.22 | 1.80 ± 0.19 | 2.28 ± 0.16 | 5.24 ± 0.36 | 5.83 ± 0.23 |
t value | - | 0.868 | 16.605 | 0.665 | 30.908 | 0.499 | 32.288 |
P value | - | 0.43 | < 0.001 | 0.553 | < 0.001 | 0.665 | < 0.001 |
FEV1: Forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC: Forced vital capacity; PEF: Peak expiratory flow.