Table 2.
Spirometry Results
| Characteristics | NormalSpirometry (N = 32) |
Abnormal Spirometry (N = 19) |
p value * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-bronchodilator (Mean) |
Pre-bronchodilator Mean |
||
| FVC (L) | 2.94 | 3.06 | NS |
| FEV1 (L) | 2.66 | 2.13 | 0.003 |
| FEV1/FVC (%) | 93.5 | 70 | < 0.001 |
| FEF 25-75% (L/sec) | 3.72 | 1.47 | <0.001 |
| PEFR (L/sec) | 5.51 | 5.63 | NS |
| Post-bronchodilator (Mean) |
Post-bronchodilator (Mean) |
p value * | |
| FVC (L) | 3.19 | 2.24 | NS |
| FEV1 (L) | 2.68 | 1.71 | 0.005 |
| FEV1/FVC (%) | 82.5 | 76.5 | <0.001 |
| FEF 25-75% (L/sec) | 3.08 | 1.38 | <0.001 |
| PEFR (L/sec) | 4.46 | 4.64 | NS |
| FVC- Forced Vital Capacity (L - liters), FEV1 - Forced Expiratory
Volume in 1 second, FEF25-75% - Forced Expiratory Flow during the middle
half of the FVC (L/sec – liters/second), PEFR - Peak Expiratory
Flow Rate * The p value for each row were compared with a t test. | |||