Table 4.
Distribution of the test findings by diagnoses in the subjects in whom pulmonary function tests could be performed
CVID n=25 | IgG subgroup deficiencies n=19 | p | |
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FEV 1 median (min.–max.) | 74.5 (19–124) | 99 (74–122) | 0.001 |
FVC median (min.–max.) | 73.5 (48–127) | 90 (63–125) | 0.01 |
FEV 1/FVC median (min.–max.) | 84.5 (30–117) | 86 (84–111) | 0.15 |
VC median (min.–max.) | 74.5 (42–134) | 88 (66–113) | 0.06 |
FEF 25–75 median (min.–max.) | 79 (5–140) | 104 (83–175) | 0.01 |
FEF 25–75: Forced expiratory flow at 25–75% of forced vital capacity; FEV1: Forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC: Forced vital capacity; Hyper IgM: Hyperimmunoglobulin M syndrome; VC: Vital capacity; CVID: Common variable immunodeficiency; XLA: X-linked agammaglobulinemia; Test: Mann-Whitney U test