TABLE 1.
Baseline lung functional characteristics of the study subjects
Severe asthmatic subjects | COPD subjects | p-value | |
FEV1 % pred | 74±22 | 73±22 | 0.89 |
FVC % pred | 89±19 | 92±22 | 0.57 |
FEV1/FVC | 0.68±0.1 | 0.62±0.1 | 0.02 |
FEF25–75% % pred | 40±21 | 35±16 | 0.23 |
FEF75% % pred | 53±24 | 33±19 | 0.0007 |
FEF50% % pred | 41±22 | 38±20 | 0.57 |
FEF25% % pred | 37±21 | 47±23 | 0.10 |
Data are presented as mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital capacity; FEF: forced expiratory flow; FEF25–75%: FEF at 25–75% of FVC; FEF75%: FEF at 75% of FVC; FEF50%: FEF at 50% of FVC; FEF25%: FEF at 25% of FVC.