TABLE 3.

Summary of re-calculations of median into mean using R studio.

Author	Time	FVC.mean	FVC.sd	FVC.n	DLCO.mean	DLCO.sd	DLCO.n
Frija-Masson	30 days after symptoms onset	91.7	11.14	50	91.27	11.23	50
Daher, A	56 days from discharge to follow-up	NR	NR	NR	88.93	17.67	33
Venturelli, S	80(median)days after discharge	95.02	15.99	717	95.48	16.6	680
Lerum	3 months after hospital discharge	102.1	37.78	103	99.68	34.9	103
Darley,D.R	113(median)days after diagnosis	106.91	15.07	65	106.88	14.79	65
Belan	4 months after hospital discharge	99.9	14.3	224	99.79	14.28	219
Wu	3 months	89.11	14.73	83	88.45	14.13	83
Wu	6 months	95.07	14.3	83	95.26	14.26	83
Wu	12 months	100.19	15.53	83	99.67	15.56	83

FVC, forced vital capacity; DLCO, diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide; NR, Not reported.