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Table 2 Lung function descriptive statistics

From: Perseverant, non-indicated treatment of obese patients for obstructive lung disease

 

Total

Asthma

COPD

Mixed

Normal

Restriction

FEV1%

66.6 ± 1.4

59.9 ± 6.4

55.2 ± 2.5

50.1 ± 5.7

92.8 ± 1.6

66.6 ± 2.8

FVC%

65.9 ± 1.3

74.3 ± 5.3

72.8 ± 2.6

61.5 ± 7.6

92.5 ± 1.6

65.9 ± 2.7

FEV1/FVC%

77.8 ± 1.1

64 ± 5.5

58.9 ± 1.9

64.8 ± 3.5

81.5 ± 0.9

77.8 ± 2.4

TLC%*

82.7 ± 3.7

97.2 ± 6.4

101.5 ± 7.6

66.6 ± 4.6

100.2 ± 13.4

69.1 ± 1.4

  1. Values are presented as means and standard error. FEV1, FVC and TLC are expressed as percentages of the predicted values. FEV1, forced expired volume in 1 second; FVC, forced vital capacity, TLC, total lung capacity. *TLC was available for only 57 patients.