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. 2014 Aug 9;9(1):43. doi: 10.1186/2049-6958-9-43

Table 2.

Pulmonary function and maximal ventilatory pressures before and after bariatric surgery

Variables (n = 16)
Control (n = 36)
Pre surgery
After surgery (n = 16)
p
        (after vs. pre)
FVC (L)
3,06 ± 0,47
2,96 ± 0,63
3,33 ± 0,80
0,002**
FVC (% of pred.)
102 ± 21,46
97,75 ± 18,65
110,50 ± 16,95
0,016**
FEV1 (L)
2,45 ± 0,34
2,38 ± 0,52
2,71 ± 0,72
0,003**
FEV1 (%)
97,57 ± 20,92
91,92 ± 21,24
107,00 ± 20,23
0,022**
FEV1/FVC (L)
0,79 ± 0,08
0,80 ± 0,07
0,81 ± 0,07
ns
FEV1/FVC (% of pred.)
79,43 ± 8,06
80,08 ± 7,28
81,50 ± 7,44
ns
MIP (cmH2O)
 
 
 
 
  Female
53,61 ± 17,63
52,67 ± 18,91
83,75 ± 10,78
0,002*
  Male
62,31 ± 21,32
61,18 ± 23,11
87,54 ± 9,83
0,004*
MEP (cmH2O)
 
 
 
 
  Female
52,37 ± 15,69
53,58 ± 16,88
80,50 ± 13,31
0,001*
  Male 62,31 ± 17,25 60,65 ± 18,36 84,96 ± 7,86 0,002*

FEV1, Forced expiratory volume in the first second; FVC, Forced vital capacity; MEP, Maximal expiratory pressure; MIP, Maximal inspiratory pressure; * p derived by paired Student’s t test; ** p derived by Wilcoxon Test.