Table 3.
Pulmonary function tests and PEFR before and after herbal medicine treatments.
| Total (n = 24) | Asthma (n = 14) | COPD (n = 10) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FVC | |||
| Baseline | 86.42 (78.08, 94.76) | 88.00 (78.18, 97.82) | 84.20 (67.13, 101.27) |
| Week 12 | 86.72 (76.543, 96.89) | 88.00 (76.75, 99.24) | 84.93 (65.62, 104.23) |
| p value | 0.9326 | 0.9994 | 0.8227 |
| FEV1 | |||
| Baseline | 73.92 (64.26, 83.57) | 79.93 (67.72, 92.14) | 65.50 (48.63, 82.37) |
| Week 12 | 71.61 (60.67, 82.55) | 77.68 (64.08, 91.27) | 63.11 (47.41, 78.80) |
| p value | 0.5987 | 0.7383 | 0.4743 |
| FEV1/FVC | |||
| Baseline | 62.13 (56.32, 67.93) | 67.29 (61.37, 73.21) | 54.90 (44.00, 65.80) |
| Week 12 | 60.30 (53.83, 66.77) | 65.50 (57.98, 73.03) | 53.02 (42.92, 63.12) |
| p value | 0.3256 | 0.5021 | 0.4523 |
| PEFR | |||
| Baseline | 255.0 (209.7, 300.3) | 286.4 (224.4, 348.5) | 211.0 (143.1, 278.9) |
| Week 4 | 254.0 (212.5, 295.5) | 280.4 (219.3, 341.4) | 217.0 (165.2, 268.8) |
| p value | 0.9424 | 0.7959 | 0.6327 |
| Week 8 | 263.0 (226.3, 299.8) | 293.8 (243.7, 343.9) | 220.0 (170.4, 269.6) |
| p value | 0.5750 | 0.7362 | 0.6099 |
| Week 12 | 256.2 (218.6, 293.9) | 276.4 (220.4, 332.3) | 228.1 (187.5, 268.7) |
| p value | 0.9305 | 0.6451 | 0.2201 |
Data are presented as mean (95% CI). p value by paired t-test.