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. 2022 Dec 10;12:21392. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-25348-2

Table 2.

Comparison of the improvement and non-improvement participant groups.

Parameter Improvement (n = 20) Non-improvement (n = 10) p value
Saturation amplitude, %, median [IQR] 7 [4–8] 9 [7–11] 0.03
Mean saturation, %, mean (SD) 96 (1) 94 (2) 0.01
Minimum saturation, %, mean (SD) 92 (4) 89 (3) 0.04
Hospitalization time, days, median [IQR] 12 [7–14] 30 [15–48] 0.008
CT initial score, points, median [IQR] 2/4 [1–3] 3/4 [3–4] 0.008
CT control score, points, median [IQR] ¼ [1–2] 4/4 [3–4] 0.00002
FEV1 I, %, mean (SD) 87.28 (13.67) 59.89 (19.69) 0.0003
FEV1 II, %, mean (SD) 90.22 (9.39) 69.1 (16.39) 0.0002
FVC I, %, mean (SD) 84.44 (14.01) 56.11 (21.23) 0.0003
FVC II, %, mean (SD) 88.11 (9.87) 62.7 (15.32) 0.00001
FEV1/FVC I, mean (SD) 82.1 (7.51) 84.78 (6.69) 0.38
FEV1/FVC II, mean (SD) 80.7 (4.24.) 86.26 (6.41) 0.01
TLC I, %, mean (SD) 89.56 (16.03) 60.78 (29.2) 0.003
TLC II, %, mean (SD) 93 (13.38) 75.6 (18.3) 0.008
TL,CO I, %, mean (SD) 80.11 (21.93) 57.38 (35.42) 0.05
TL,CO II, %, mean (SD) 90 (19.31) 68.9 (27.93) 0.03

Pulmonary function tests are presented during the first (I) and second (II) assessments.

CT computed tomography, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity, TLC total lung capacity, TL,CO transfer factor of the lung for carbon monoxide.