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Table 3 Spirogram and intra-breath oscillometry variables of study patients

From: Using intra-breath oscillometry in obesity hypoventilation syndrome to detect tidal expiratory flow limitation: a potential marker to optimize CPAP therapy

 

Sitting

Supine

p-value

Vt (L)

0.92 (± 0.30)

0.95 (± 0.26)

0.10

Frequency (min− 1)

16.49 (± 4.10)

16.72 (± 4.53)

0.77

Ti/Ttot

0.44 (± 0.04)

0.44 (± 0.04)

0.77

ReE (cmH2O·s·L− 1)

4.26 (± 1.63)

5.56 (± 1.80)

< 0.001

ReI (cmH2O·s·L− 1)

2.81 (± 0.81)

3.37 (± 1.62)

< 0.001

ΔR (cmH2O·s·L− 1)

1.45 (± 1.18)

2.37 (± 1.48)

< 0.001

ΔXmean (cmH2O·s·L− 1)

1.19 (± 1.24)

3.33 (± 2.11)

< 0.001

XeE (cmH2O·s·L− 1)

-1.85 (± 1.89)

-4.17 (± 2.22)

< 0.001

XeI (cmH2O·s·L− 1)

-0.58 (± 0.46)

-0.61 (± 0.58)

0.71

ΔX (cmH2O·s·L− 1)

-1.27 (± 1.68)

-3.56 (± 2.02)

< 0.001

AXV (cmH2O)

0.93 (± 0.81)

2.53 (± 1.40)

< 0.001

AXV’ (cmH2O·s·L− 1)

-1.52 (± 1.92)

-4.95 (± 2.89)

< 0.001

ARV (cmH2O)

-1.27 (± 0.81)

-1.46 (± 1.21)

0.34

ARV’ (cmH2O·s·L− 1)

1.87 (± 1.26)

2.77 (± 1.83)

< 0.001

  1. Comparison of spirogram and intra-breath oscillometry variables of study patients (N = 35) in the sitting and the supine position. Data are presented as mean(± SD); The definitions of intra-breath variables are listed in Table 1