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. 2022 Feb 16;14(4):1597–1610. doi: 10.18632/aging.203898

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.