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Table 5 Comparison of IOS data in patients with and without dyspnea

From: Long-term dyspnea, regional ventilation distribution and peripheral lung function in COVID-19 survivors: a 1 year follow up study

 

No Dyspnea (n = 18)

Dyspnea (n = 15)

Overall population (n = 33)

P value

R5 (kpa)

0.45[0.36–0.72]

0.41[0.34–0.54]

0.45[0.36–0.58]

0.42

R20 (kpa)

0.43[0.33–0.48]

0.33[0.3–0.44]

0.38 [0.31–0.46]

0.21

R5-R20 (%)

11.5[1.3–16]

12[4.8–22.7]

11.7[4.6–19.9]

0.62

R5-R20 (kpa)

0.03[0.005–0.07]

0.04[0.02–0.11]

0.04[0.02–0.095]

0.40

R5-R20 > 0.07 (n, %)

5 (28%)

5 (33%)

10 (30%)

0.99

AX (kpa)

0.2[0.13–0.65]

0.22[0.16–0.57]

0.22[0.14–0.6]

0.66

X5 (kpa)

−0.095[−0.17-(−)0.067]

−0.1[−0.18-(−)0.08]

−0.1[−0.17-(−)0.07]

0.81

  1. R5 = total respiratory system resistance, measured at 5 Hz. R20 = total respiratory system resistance, measured at 20 Hz. AX = Area of reactance; X5 = reactance at 5 Hz