|
Number (n)
|
96
|
42
| |
|
Female gender (%)
|
76 (79)
|
20 (48)
|
<0.001
|
|
Age (years)
|
43.0 (11.1)
|
48.2 (9.4)
|
0.009
|
|
BMI (kg/m2)
|
44.4 (5.0)
|
46.8 (6.6)
|
0.022
|
|
Surgical treatment (%)
|
50 (52)
|
26 (62)
|
0.353
|
|
Arterial blood gases
|
|
pO2 (kPa)
|
11.8 (1.3)
|
10.7 (1.4)
|
<0.001
|
|
pCO2 (kPa)
|
5.1 (0.5)
|
5.5 (0.5)
|
0.001
|
|
Diffusing capacity
|
|
DLCO (diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide) (% pred)
|
93 (13)
|
92 (17)
|
0.752
|
|
DLCO/VA (diffusing capacity for CO/alveolar volume) (% pred)
|
106 (15)
|
111 (19)
|
0.135
|
|
Dynamic lung volumes
|
|
FVC (forced vital capacity) (% pred)
|
104 (14)
|
98 (16)
|
0.055
|
|
FEV1 (forced vital capacity first second) (% pred)
|
94 (15)
|
93 (20)
|
0.680
|
|
Static lung volumes
|
|
TLC (total lung capacity) (% pred)
|
100 (13)
|
94 (13)
|
0.033
|
|
IC (inspiratory capacity) (% pred)
|
123 (22)
|
115 (25)
|
0.098
|
|
VC (vital capacity) (% pred)
|
100 (15)
|
96 (18)
|
0.136
|
|
FRC (functional residual capacity) (% pred)
|
82 (17)
|
79 (16)
|
0.315
|
|
ERV (expiratory reserve volume) (% pred)
|
48 (35)
|
49 (34)
|
0.885
|
|
RV (residual volume) (% pred)
|
101 (28)
|
97 (27)
|
0.493
|
