Table 3 Body plethysmographic parameters
Parameter | UED group | LED group | Mean difference (UED-LED) | 95% CI of difference | p-value for difference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Mean ± SD | Median (25%; 75%) | Number | Mean ± SD | Median (25%; 75%) | Lower | Upper | |||
TLCpleth %pred | 72 | 113.2 ± 11.9 | 115.9 (104.8; 122.2) | 51 | 102.3 ± 12.4 | 102.6 (94.4; 112.2) | 10.9 | 6.5 | 15.4 | < 0.001 |
RV %pred | 72 | 94.4 ± 16.7 | 96.6 (82.9; 103.5) | 51 | 99.7 ± 18.5 | 102.5 (92.1; 110.5) | −5.3 | −11.8 | 1.1 | 0.104 |
RV/TLCpleth %pred | 72 | 84.9 ± 9.4 | 85.2 (78.1; 91.7) | 51 | 98.9 ± 11.9 | 98.0 (91.2; 108.0) | −14.0 | − 18.0 | − 10.0 | < 0.001 |
ITGV %pred | 72 | 99.7 ± 18.8 | 100.4 (85.8; 110.2) | 51 | 101.3 ± 19.5 | 101.1 (86.2; 118.0) | −1.6 | −8.5 | 5.4 | 0.656 |
ITGV/TLCpleth %pred | 72 | 83.8 ± 9.0 | 83.1 (76.8; 89.9) | 51 | 94.1 ± 10.4 | 93.8 (86.9; 102.1) | −10.3 | − 13.9 | −6.7 | < 0.001 |
GAW %pred | 72 | 125.7 ± 40.1 | 121.0 (97.8; 145.3) | 51 | 77.2 ± 36.1 | 70.2 (52.0; 97.6) | 48.6 | 34.8 | 62.3 | < 0.001 |
sGAW %pred | 72 | 138.4 ± 42.1 | 134.6 (112.8; 153.2) | 51 | 88.3 ± 47.7 | 84.2 (62.3; 107.7) | 50.0 | 33.5 | 66.5 | < 0.001 |