Table 3 Spirometry and diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide in patients with and without dysphagia

Age, yr

45.3 ± 14.7

44.57 ± 14.16

0.85

BMI

26.44 ± 6.28

27.24 ± 4.27

0.56

FEV1.L

1.89 ± 0.68

2.30 ± 0.86

0.044

FEV1% of predicted

68.69 ± 23.17

73.10 ± 19.88

0.454

FVC.L

2.66 ± 0.82

3.15 ± 1.07

0.049

FVC% of predicted

81.69 ± 20.74

83.08 ± 18.71

0.766

FEV1.FVC.%

70.63 ± 13.48

72.55 ± 9.85

0.564

DLCO

23.38 ± 6.19

28.54 ± 8.54

0.009

DLCO%

92.00 ± 13.59

103.62 ± 19.17

0.008

DLCO/VA

4.96 ± 0.81

6.30 ± 4.78

0.0103

DLCO/VA

98.66 ± 16.19

114.67 ± 19.77

0.002