[Table/Fig-3]:

Analysis of variation of pulmonary functions in hypothyroid patients with age.

Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)	Age groups
	18-25(n=6)			26-35(n=25)			36-45(n=29)
Predicted	Measured	p-value	Predicted	Measured	p-value	Predicted	Measured	p-value
FVC	3.6±1.03	1.68±1.1	0.001**	3.5±0.4	1.8±0.67	0.001**	3.2±0.4	1.5±0.5	0.001**
FEV1	3.1±0.8	1.1±0.7	0.001**	2.9±0.47	1.1±0.4	0.001**	2.6±0.32	1.09±0.4	0.001**
FEV1%	88.08±1.4	67.2±13.1	0.012**	85.1±0.9	66.3±12.8	0.001**	82.6±0.8	70.6±20.2	0.003**
PEFR	3.5±1.1	2.3±0.7	0.001**	2.7±0.9	1.7±0.9	0.001**	2.3±1.1	1.3±0.7	0.001**

*p-value <0.05- significant

**p-value<0.001- highly significant