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Table 3 PFT values of patients with pre-BDTs

From: Clinical analysis of the “small plateau” sign on the flow-volume curve followed by deep learning automated recognition

Parameter

BDT (+)

BDT (−)

SP sign (+)

(N = 25)

SP sign (−)

(N = 2904)

P value

SP sign (+)

(N = 194)

SP sign (−)

(N = 5044)

P value

Age, years

35 (29, 57)

57.5 (45, 66)

< .0001

55 (45, 63)

62 (52, 69)

< .0001

Sex, n (%)

  

.014

  

< .0001

 Male

12 (48%)

2047 (70%)

 

105 (54%)

3554 (70%)

 

 Female

13 (52%)

857 (30%)

 

89 (46%)

1490 (30%)

 

BMI, kg/m2

22.5

(19.9, 24.2)

22.5

(19.8, 25)

.795

23.7

(21.4, 26.0)

22.2

(19.5, 24.8)

< .0001

Obesity, n (%)

(BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2)

0/25 (0%)

96 (3%)

1.000

7/194 (4%)

127 (3%)

.347

FVC % predicted, %

92.8

(82.9, 100.5)

78.1

(65.1, 91.0)

< .0001

101.1

(88.5, 112.5)

80.0

(66.8, 94.4)

< .0001

FEV1% predicted, %

72.1

(63.9, 78.5)

51.0

(35.9, 64.6)

< .0001

88.4

(78.5, 97.0)

58.0

(40.0, 74.0)

< .0001

FEV1/FVC ratio

0.67

(0.62, 0.71)

0.52

(0.42, 0.63)

< .0001

0.73

(0.68, 0.77)

0.59

(0.44, 0.69)

< .0001

PEF % predicted, %

76.1

(69.5, 84.4)

52.6

(36.8, 69.4)

< .0001

90.9

(78.5, 102.7)

62.1

(42.0, 82.5)

< .0001

FEF50% % predicted, %

38.5

(27.0, 47.3)

18.0

(10.3, 30.2)

< .0001

52.9

(42.9, 67.1)

23.8

(11.9, 40.8)

< .0001

FEF75% % predicted, %

24.2

(18.5, 33.5)

15.5

(10.8, 23.0)

< .0001

31.3

(23.1, 43.0)

19.4

(12.6, 29.7)

< .0001

MMEF % predicted, %

30.9

(21.1, 40.6)

15.8

(9.7, 25.2)

< .0001

44.2

(34.4, 53.6)

20.5

(11.3, 34.9)

< .0001

  1. Data are presented as absolute numbers in case of frequencies, median values, and quartiles in case of continuous parameters. Statistical comparisons based on percent predicted (pp) unless otherwise noted for pulmonary function test (PFT) values. P values < .05 were considered to represent a significant difference in prevalence between SP signs of the negative and positive BDT categories
  2. PFT, pulmonary function test; BMI, body mass index; BDT, bronchodilator test; SP, small plateau; FVC, forced vital capacity; PEF, peak expiratory flow; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FEFx%, instantaneous forced expiratory flow when x% of the FVC has been expired; MMEF, maximal mid-expiratory flow