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. 2020 Mar-Apr;46(2):e20180198. doi: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20180198

Table 3. Spirometric classification of patients treated for pulmonary tuberculosis (N = 378) who had a history of lung disease or smoking or who had no such history; 2014-2015.a .

Classification LDS+ group LDS− group p*
(n = 174) (n = 204)
n % n %
Normal spirometry 48 27.6 92 45.8 0.01
Obstructive lung disease 58 33.3 42 20.6 0.99
Mild 44 75.9 37 88.1
Moderate 13 22.4 4 9.5
Severe 1 1.7 1 2.4
Obstructive lung disease with reduced FVC 49 28.2 18 8.9 0.03
Mild 8 16.3 4 20.0
Moderate 17 34.7 12 60.0
Severe 24 49.0 4 20.0
Restrictive lung disease 19 10.9 50 24.7 0.54
Mild 17 89.5 46 92.0
Moderate 0 0.0 1 2.0
Severe 2 10.5 3 6.0

LDS: history of lung disease or smoking. aAccording to the recommendations of the Brazilian Thoracic Association guidelines. 16 ) *Chi-square test for linear association.