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Sex (male:female) | (20:12) |
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Age (years) | 63 ± 13 | (38 - 85) |
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Height (cm) | 162 ± 10 | (144 - 179) |
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Weight (kg) | 52 ± 11 | (35 - 80) |
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Spirometric value | Pretreatment (n = 32) | Post treatment (n = 27) | P value* | ||
FVC (L) | 2.8 ± 1.0 | (1.2 - 5.2) | 2.9 ± 1.1 | (1.2 - 4.9) | NS |
FEV1 (L) | 1.3 ± 0.7 | (0.3 - 3.0) | 2.0 ± 0.9 | (0.6 - 4.2) | <0.0001 |
FEV1/FVC | 0.55 ± 0.22 | (0.11 - 0.93) | 0.71 ± 0.11 | (47.2 - 85.8) | <0.001 |
FEV1 (% predicted) | 51.0 ± 19.8 | (8.4 - 80.6) | 82.0 ± 24.6 | (30.3 - 142) | <0.0001 |
FEF25-75% (L/sec) | 1.24 ± 0.8 | (0.2 - 3.1) | 2.10 ± 1.29 | (0.15 - 5.98) | <0.0001 |
FEF25-75%(% predicted) | 29.5 ± 17.4 | (4.8 - 72.0) | 47.3 ± 25.6 | (4.8 - 110.6) | <0.0001 |
Peak flow (L/sec) | 2.3 ± 1.1 | (0.8 - 4.5) | 4.3 ± 2.0 | (1.92 - 9.18) | <0.0001 |