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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2014 Aug 14;202:75–81. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2014.08.001

Table 2.

Spirometry data during supine position and exercise

Supine Position Exercise

Measures Baseline 2min 25min Baseline Max
DLCO (ml/(min*mmHg)) 16.2±1.2 15.7±1.4 14.7±1.4 16.6±1.2 23.6±2.5**
DLNO (ml/(min*mmHg)) 60.8±4.1 45.8±3.8* 46.6±4.7* 61.4±4.5 74.3±7.1*
Dm (ml/(min*mmHg)) 28.7±1.9 21.6±1.8* 22.0±2.2* 28.9±2.1 35.0±3.3*
Q (l/min) 4.0±0.3 4.6±0.3 4.3±0.3 4.2±0.3 7.7±0.9**
EELV (ml) 2960±214 2548±178* 2426±139* 2972±214 2854±173
VT (ml) 1298±61 1068±78* 1062±75* 1281±59 1801±138**

DLCO: lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide, DLCO: lung diffusing capacity for nitro oxide, DM: membrane conductance, Q: cardiac output, EELV: end expiratory lung volume, VT: tidal volume,.

* and **

indicate a significant difference from baseline (*= p<0.05 and **=p<0.01).