Table 5.
Comparing the values of pulmonary ventilation parameters between the measurements made at the beginning, during, and at the end of the PTB treatment with the differences between the same
| Lung function parameter | I measurement (beginning of the PTB treatment) | II measurement (2 months of the PTB treatment) | III measurement (6 months of the PTB treatment) | Significance* | Differences between measurements*
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| I vs II | II vs III | I vs III | |||||
| FVC (%) | 71.36±13.62 | 74.25±19.14 | 77.39±15.36 | I vs III: P<0.01 | −2.88±15.48 | −3.14±12.44 | −6.02±13.96 |
| FEV1 (%) | 73.54±16.33 | 72.77±17.85 | 71.99±20.08 | No significance | 0.77±10.22 | 0.78±8.23 | 1.55±12.17 |
| FEV1/FVC ×100% | 80.93±8.59 | 76.16±7.51 | 74.46±10.47 | I vs II: P<0.001; I vs III: P<0.001 | 4.76±6.75 | 1.70±7.48 | 6.46±9.00 |
| TLC (%) | 79.5±10.10 | – | 80.30±15.91 | No significance | – | – | −0.80±13.05 |
Notes: FEV1/FVC ×100%, percentage ratio of FEV1/FVC. Data presented as mean ± standard deviation.
*
One-way ANOVA and Tukey’s post hoc test.
Abbreviations: ANOVA, analysis of variance; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in the first second; FVC, forced vital capacity; PTB, pulmonary tuberculosis; TLC, total lung capacity; –, no measurement made.