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Table 2 Anthropometric data, lung function, and dyspnea of CG, RP, and LP

From: Unilateral diaphragm paralysis: a dysfunction restricted not just to one hemidiaphragm

 

CG (n = 20)

RP (n = 9)

LP (n = 18)

Anthropometric data

 Male, n (%)

10 (50)

3 (33.3)

12 (66.7)

 Age, years

50 ± 6.5

57 ± 11

55 ± 11.4

 BMI, kg/m2

27.9 ± 2.1

29.4 ± 4.6

27.9 ± 3.0

Lung Function

 FEV1, L

  % predicted

2.9 ± 0.5

91.9 ± 8.5

1.5 ± 0.6*

52.9 ± 15.3*

2.0 ± 0.7*

60.9 ± 14.1*

 FVC, L

  % predicted

3.5 ± 0.7

91.6 ± 8.1

1.9 ± 0.6*

56.0 ± 13.2*

2.6 ± 0.8*

64.4 ± 13.7*

 FEV1/ FVC

82.2 ± 4.9

77.0 ± 9.0*

75.8 ± 6.6*

 TLC, L

  % predicted

–

3.9 ± 0.9

76.9 ± 11.8

4.6 ± 1.0

78.8 ± 12.1

 RV, L

  % predicted

–

2.1 ± 0.8

119.2 ± 46.7

1.9 ± 0.5

94.9 ± 20.9

 DLCO

  % predicted

–

16.2 ± 9.9

61.9 ± 27.1

23.3 ± 7.6

82.9 ± 24.3

MRC

–

2 ± 0.7

1.5 ± 0.7

  1. Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation and n (%) for sex. CG control group, RP right paralysis group, LP left paralysis group, BMI body mass index, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity, TLC total lung capacity, RV residual volume, L liters, DLCO carbon monoxide diffusing capacity, MRC Medical Research Council Breathlessness Scale. *p < 0.05 compared with control
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