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Table 2 Spirometry and lung diffusion test measurements comparing patients with and without heartburn

From: Gastroesophageal reflux disease in our asthma patients: the presence of dysphagia can influence pulmonary function

 

Asthma Patients

 

HB (n = 32)

non-HB (n = 28)

p

Age mean ± SD

44.69 ± 12.1

45.04 ± 16.6

0.93

BMI mean ± SD

27.05 ± 5.22

26.8 ± 5

0.85

FEV1 L mean ± SD

2.20 ± 0.80

2.08 ± 0.83

0.561

FEV1% of predicted mean ± SD

73.25 ± 21.72

69.32 ± 20.60

0.475

FVC.L mean ± SD

3.01 ± 1.11

2.91 ± 0.89

0.703

FVC% of predicted mean ± SD

82.40 ± 22.11

82.54 ± 16.04

0.977

FEV1 FVC% mean ± SD median (min.-max.)

3.02 ± 10.28 73.9(35-88)

70.53 ± 12.32 71.7(48-94)

0.405

DLCO mean ± SD

26.91 ± 8.19

26.14 ± 8.06

0.717

DLCO% mean ± SD

101.31 ± 20.10

96.71 ± 15.37

0.321