TABLE 4.
Parameters | Patients | P-value | |
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Patients with hemidiaphragm dysfunction or paralysis | Patients with normal diaphragm | ||
Number of patients | 13 | 119 | |
SVC (L) | 2.4 ± 0.7 | 3.5 ± 0.9 | 0.001 |
SVC (% predicted) | 63 ± 17 | 90 ± 17 | <0.001 |
TLC (L) | 4.3 ± 1 | 5.5 ± 1.2 | <0.005 |
TLC (% predicted) | 71 ± 14 | 90 ± 16 | <0.001 |
DLCO | 52 ± 23 | 71 ± 17 | <0.05 |
Borg10 (median, 25–75%) | 5 ± 3 (3–6) | 3 ± 3 (2–5) | <0.05 |
mMRC (median, 25–75%) | 3 ± 2 (1–3) | 1 ± 2 (0–2) | <0.001 |
SVC, slow vital capacity; TLCO, total lung capacity; mMRC, Medical Research Council scale for dyspnea.