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Table 2 Resting pulmonary function tests in CF patients classified according to FEV 1

From: Determinants of exercise capacity in cystic fibrosis patients with mild-to-moderate lung disease

 

All patients (n = 102)

Group 1 (n = 48)

Group 2 (n = 54)

FEV1

 

< 50%

≥ 50%

FEV1 a

60 ± 28

35 ± 9b

82 ± 18

FVCa

75 ± 24

56 ± 14b

93 ± 16

FEV1/FVC

65 ± 15

54 ± 11b

75 ± 10

RVa

176 ± 65

220 ± 50b

135 ± 48

DLCOa

68 ± 18

56 ± 13b

78 ± 14

PaO2, mm Hg

80 ± 14

71 ± 10b

87 ± 12

PaCO2, mm Hg

38 ± 4

38 ± 5

37 ± 4

P(A-a)O2, mm Hg

29 ± 13

38 ± 8b

21 ± 12

  1. aResults are expressed as mean ± SD percentage of predicted values.
  2. b P < .0001 compared with group 2.