Table 3 Gas compression at different levels of forced expiration according to patient group
Controls (N = 16) (L/s) | M, RD p-value | ILD (N = 15) (L/s) | M, RD p-value | Emphysema (N = 16) (L/s) | M, RD p-value | Obese (N = 15) (L/s) | M, RD p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PEF mouth | 7.62 (1.95) (5.0 – 11.2) | 0.013 (-0.1 – 0.5) | 7.33 (2.41) (3.2 – 12.4) | - 0.007 (-0.02 – 0.2) | 3.73 (1.82) (1.9 – 7.6) | 0.11 (-0.25 – 0.46) | 6.45 (1.01) (5.1 – 8.3) | 0.03 (0 – 0.21) |
NS | 0.012 | NS | ||||||
NS | ||||||||
PEF thoracic | 7.64 (1.96) (5.0 – 11.4) | 7.33 (2.41) (3.2 – 12.4) | 3.84 (1.85) (2.0 – 7.7) | 6.48 (1.01) (5.1 – 8.3) | ||||
MEF75 mouth | 6.40 (1.74) (4.4 – 9.9) | 1.03 (-0.14 –3.55) | 7.05 (2.44) (3.2 – 12.3) | 0.073 (-0.85 – 2.15) | 1.45 (1.13) (0.3 – 3.6) | 1.26 (0.0 – 3.89) | 5.6 (1.11) (4.0 – 8.3) | 0.75 (0 – 1.84) |
MEF75 thoracic | 7.42 (1.86) (4.9 – 11.0) | 0.002 | 7.1 (2.35) (3.2 – 12.2) | NS | 2.72 (1.93) (0.6 – 7.4) | 0.001 | 6.31 (1.09) (4.8 – 8.3) | 0.001 |
MEF50 mouth | 3.62 (1.57) (1.5 – 8.1) | 1.16 (-1,13 –3.33) | 4.01 (1.12) (2.1 – 5.8) | 1.5 (-0.63 – 3.78) | 0.63 (0.37) (0.2 – 1.3) | 0.3 (-0.13 – 1.39) | 3.06 (1.01) (1.5 – 4.6) | 1.33 (0.21 – 2.92) |
MEF50 thoracic | 4.78 (1.53) (2.8 – 8.2) | 0.002 | 5.31 (2.00) (1.8 – 9.6) | <0.001 | 0.93 (0.59) (0.2 – 2.2) | 0.01 | 4.40 (1.01) (3.3 – 7.0) | < 0.001 |
MEF25 mouth | 1.18 (0.66) (0.5 – 3.0) | 0.21 (-1.37 – 1.12) | 1.18 (0.38) (0.5 – 2.0) | 0.33 (-0.68 – 3.54) | 0.24 (0.12) (0.1 – 0.4) | 0.03 (-0.8 – 0.16) | 0.77 (0.31) (0.4 – 1.2) | 0.27 (-0.38 – 0.84) |
MEF25 thoracic | 1.38 (0.90) (0.3 – 4.2) | NS | 1.51 (1.01) (0.4 – 4.6) | NS | 0.27 (0.08) (0.1 – 0.4) | NS | 1.05 (0.43) (0.4 – 1.9) | 0.006 |