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Table 2 Spirometry and body plethysmography parameters among enrolled patients

From: Diagnostic performance of lung volumes in assessment of reversibility in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

 

Pre-BD

Post-BD

Mean Δ differences

P value

FEV1(L)

0.94 ± 0.41

0.98 ± 0.43

0.06 ± 0.29

< 0.001

FEV1 (%)

36.23 ± 15.13

49.47 ± 14.28

6.56 ± 6.27

< 0.001

FVC (L)

2.31 ± 5.26

2.34 ± 5.80

0.06 ± 0.67

0.04

FVC (%)

76.08 ± 27.98

88.20 ± 23.36

8.88 ± 7.09

0.03

FEV1/FVC

53.41 ± 9.98

53.63 ± 12.01

0.22 ± 11.93

0.31

IC (%)

54.93 ± 35.36

59.76 ± 37.47

5.16 ± 14.54

< 0.001

RV(L)

4.73 ± 5.26

3.49 ± 5.75

0.76 ± 3.49

0.02

RV (%)

199.81 ± 13.06

178.22 ± 18.51

18.40 ± 11.63

0.02

TLC (L)

6.77 ± 5.95

6.10 ± 5.76

0.33 ± 3.80

0.38

TLC (%)

136.07 ± 10.83

121.63 ± 17.62

11.56 ± 12.07

0.11

RV/TLC (L)

66.14 ± 17.35

47.27 ± 16.56

9.13 ± 14.60

0.04

  1. FEV1 forced expiratory volume in first second, FVC forced vital capacity, IC inspiratory capacity, RV residual volume, TLC total lung capacity
  2. Data expressed as mean (SD), range
  3. P value was significant if < 0.05