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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Apr 19;102(1):230–238. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.01.069

Table 3.

Summary of 10% Decline in DLCO% and FEV1% from baseline to month 3, 12 and 24

Change from baseline to: DLCO%
No. of Patients (%)		 FEV1%
No. of Patients (%)
Month 3
  No 10% Decline 51 (73.9%) 59 (85.5%)
  >=10% Decline 18 (26.1%) 10 (14.5%)
Month 12
  No 10% Decline 54 (78.3%) 58 (84.1%)
  >=10% Decline 15 (21.7%) 11 (15.9%)
Month 24
  No 10% Decline 52 (75.4%) 59 (85.5%)
  >=10% Decline 17 (24.6%) 10 (14.5%)

Abbreviations: DLCO%, percentage predicted diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide; FEV1%, percentage predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second.