Table 1 Clinical characteristics of investigated subjects
From: Influence of cheek support on respiratory impedance measured by forced oscillation technique
Healthy (n = 10) | Disease (n = 18) | |
|---|---|---|
Asthma (7), ILD (7), COPD (4) | ||
Age, years (range) | 38.4 ± 9.6 (24–59) | 67.9 ±9.9* (51–82) |
Sex, male/female | 4/6 | 11/7 |
Height, cm | 164.0 ± 9.3 | 158.8 ± 8.6 |
Weight, kg | 59.8 ± 10.2 | 60.1 ± 9.7 |
BMI | 22.1 ± 3.5 | 23.9 ± 12.7 |
Pulmonary function test results | ||
FVC, L | 3.99 ± 1.08 | 2.86 ± 0.88* |
FEV1, L | 3.27 ± 0.78 | 2.02 ± 0.61* |
FEV1, % predicted | 107.1 ± 16.5 | 95.8 ± 18.0 |
FEV1/FVC, % | 82.5 ± 5.8 | 71.2 ± 10.7* |