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. 2007 Dec 15;3(4):123–127. doi: 10.1186/1710-1492-3-4-123

Table 2.

Percentage of Increase for Parameter FEV1 after the Bronchodilator Test with Salbutamol and Ipratropium Bromide and PC20FEV1 after Methacholine Challenge Testing

Salbutamol % of Increase FEV1 Ipratropium % of Increase FEV1 PC20FEV1 mg/mL
Mean 18.39 19.14 0.645
SD 6.18 6.74 0.540
Minimum 12.40 12.10 0.026
Maximum 35.60 37.20 1.914

FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in 1 second; PC20FEV1 = provocative concentration of methacholine that results in a 20% fall in FEV1.