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. 2020 Nov 25;27(4):328–337. doi: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2020.10.013

Table 3.

Pulmonary function tests (PFT) interpretation by severity.

Frija-Masson et al, 2020& Huang et al, 2020 Mo et al, 2020 You et al, 2020
PFT Interpretation Non-severe Severe Non-severe Severe Non-severe Severe Non-severe Severe
n = 29 n = 16 n = 40 n = 17 n = 91 n = 19 n = 12 n = 6
Restrictive, n (%) 5 (17.2) 8 (50) 2 (5)# 4 (23.5)# 8 (8.8)# 2 (10.53)# 1 (8.3) 2 (33.3)
3 (7.5)## 4 (23.5)## 18 (19.8)## 9 (47.37)##
Obstructive, n (%) NR NR NR NR 5 (5.5)* 0 (0)* 3 (16.7) 0 (0)
Altered difusión, n (%) 7 (24.2) 5 (31.25) 17 (42.5)** 13 (76.5)** 35 (38.5)** 16 (84.21)** NR NR
Time of assessment 30 days after symptoms onset 30 days after discharge from the hospital 27.9 ± 7 days after the onset of disease 38 ± 13.4 days after hospital discharge

#Author reported values lower 80% predicted FVC.

##Author reported values lower 80% predicted TLC.

*Author reported values lower 70% predicted FEV1/FVC.

**Author reported values lower 80% predicted DLCO.

&Only 45 patients were classified by severity.