Table 3.

Anthropometric and spirometric results from examination session three for the adult groups (preterm born versus reference groups).

	Control group (n = 27)					Experimental group (n = 12)
	Mean	SD	Med	Min	Max	Mean	SD	Med	Min	Max	p
Age	28.32	2.13	28.5	23.00	32.00	28.08	2.43	29.00	23.00	30.00	0.88
Height	168.04	5.60	167.00	155.00	182.30	161.96	9.96	165.25	142.00	172.00	0.07
Weight	63.14	9.24	62.95	48.90	96.50	56.61	8.25	55.80	46.90	76.70	0.02
Chest mobility	7.43	1.88	7.5	3.00	11.00	6.83	1.84	7.00	3.00	9.5	0.40
FEV1 pred	3.48	0.26	3.43	2.94	4.15	3.23	0.42	3.35	2.41	3.67	0.08
FEV1 LLN	2.79	0.21	2.76	2.36	3.33	2.59	0.34	2.69	1.94	2.95	0.08
FEV1% pred	102.75	12.70	101.70	79.70	125.40	95.54	14.75	101.90	64.70	110.70	0.33
FEV1 Z	0.24	1.08	0.15	–1.70	2.19	–0.36	1.23	0.17	–2.90	0.92	0.33
FVC pred	4.11	0.31	4.04	3.42	4.94	3.79	0.51	3.95	2.80	4.32	0.07
FVC LLN	3.28	0.25	3.23	2.73	3.95	3.03	0.41	3.16	2.24	3.45	0.07
FVC% pred	103.79	12.54	104.50	80.30	124.50	98.63	14.40	100.20	69.60	121.30	0.26
FVC Z	0.29	1.01	0.37	–1.61	1.93	–0.13	1.17	0.02	–2.52	1.68	0.26
FEV1/FVC pred	0.85	0.01	0.85	0.84	0.87	0.86	0.01	0.86	0.85	0.87	0.16
FEV1/FVC LLN	0.74	0.01	0.74	0.73	0.75	0.74	0.01	0.74	0.73	0.75	0.11
FEV1/FVC Z	–0.14	0.82	0.11	–2.48	1.18	–0.39	1.02	–0.21	–2.39	1.49	0.42
FEF25–75pred	3.83	0.22	3.79	3.46	4.35	3.65	0.36	3.68	2.96	4.11	0.13
FEF25–75 LLN	2.49	0.16	2.47	2.21	2.84	2.37	0.25	2.38	1.91	2.72	0.08
FEF25–75 Z	0.66	1.11	0.86	–1.84	2.67	0.11	1.33	0.15	–2.55	2.04	0.19
MEF25 pred	1.75	0.17	1.73	1.46	2.16	1.64	0.25	1.62	1.19	2.04	0.12
MEF25 LLN	0.92	0.10	0.92	0.75	1.17	0.87	0.14	0.85	0.62	1.11	0.18
MEF25 Z	0.79	0.95	0.77	–1.74	2.39	0.48	0.90	0.72	–1.26	1.86	0.34

SD, standard deviation; FEV₁, forced expiratory volume at 1 s; LLN, lower limit of normal; pred, predicted value; FVC, forced vital capacity; FEF₂₅–₇₅, forced expiratory flow at 25–75% of forced vital capacity; Z, Z score; MEF₂₅, maximal expiratory flow at 25% of forced vital capacity; Med, median; Min, minimum, Max, maximum.