Table 2.

Correlations between diaphragmatic excursion values and anthropometric and lung function measurements

		Patients		Controls
		Normal Breath	Deep inspiration	Normal Breath	Deep inspiration
BMI	R	− 0.41	0.06	0.59	0.25
	p	0.17	0.83	0.04	0.43
CT	R	0.37	−0.01	0.61	0.22
	p	0.03	0.95	0.03	0.49
CA	R	−0.52	− 0.12	0.55	0.03
	p	0.07	0.69	0.06	0.91
FVC	R	0.53	0.56	0.09	0.22
	p	0.05	0.05	0.78	0.49
TLC	R	−0.04	−0.13	−0.59	0.31
	p	0.88	0.68	0.40	0.32
VC	R	0.19	−0.11	0.07	0.17
	p	0.55	0.73	0.82	0.59
DLCO	R	−0.33	−0.18	0.05	−0.22
	p	0.29	0.57	0.85	0.46
FEV1% VC MAX	R	−0.02	−0.39	−0.07	0.69
	p	0.94	0.19	0.82	0.01

Abb. BMI: body mass index; CT: chest circumference; CA: circumference of abdomen; FVC: forced vital capacity; TLC: total lung capacity; FEV1/FVC max: forced expiratory volume in the 1^st second/ forced vital capacity; VC: vital capacity; DLCO: diffusion Lung CO; DE: diaphragmatic excursion