Table 3. Pulmonary function test and computed tomography among COVID-19 survivors according to disease severity.
| All of them (n = 108) | Mild/Moderate (n = 58) | Severe (n = 50) | P value | |
| Days elapsed from symptom onset to test performance, median (p25; p75) | 104.0 (90.5; 125.0) | 104.5 (94.7; 127.0) | 103.0 (88.5; 121.2) | 0.273 |
| Functional lung parameter and imaging CT | ||||
| FVC (%), median (p25; p75) FVC >80%, n(%) |
106.1 (93.2; 114.0) | 105.0 (95.0; 114.5) 53 (91.4) | 107.6 (91.0; 113.0) 47 (94.0) | 0.671 0.722 |
| FEV1 (%), median (p25; p75) FEV1 >80%, n (%) |
104.5 (95.0; 113.5) | 103.0 (94.7; 119.0) 54 (93.1) | 105.0 (95.0; 113.0) 48 (96.0) | 0.651 0.684 |
| FEV1/FVC ratio, median (p25; p75) | 1.0 (0.9; 1.0) | 1.0 (0.9; 1.0) | 1.0 (0.9; 1.1) | 0.590 |
|
DLCO (%), median (p25; p75)
DLCO <80%, n (%) |
79.0 (71.5; 93.5) | 87.0 (75.5; 100.5) 18 (34.6) | 74.5 (65.0; 81.0) 34 (65.4) | 0.001 <0.0001 |
| 6MWT distance, mean (± SD) | 557.0 (492.6; 610.0) | 570.0 (523.4; 632.5) | 516.0 (452.7; 598.6) | 0.036 |
| Pathologic CT, n (%) | 56 (52.8) | 24 (42.1) | 32 (65.3) | 0.017 |
Note: 6MWT, 6-minute walk test; CT, chest-computed tomography; DLCO, diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in the first second; FVC, forced vital capacity; SD, Standard deviation.