Table 1: Demography characteristics and mean PFT results of the patients.

Indicator Scoliosis (n = 46) Asthma (n = 20) Healthy controls (n-21) p
Age, years 14.4 ± 0.9 13.6 ± 0.9 13.9 ± 0.7 0.079
Gender, m:f 3:7 4:6 3:7 0.19
BMI (mean ± SD) 19.4 ± 0.7 20.9 ± 1.2 18.5 ± 1.4 0.27
FEV1/FVC (mean ± SD) 87.8% ± 2.9% 88.4% ± 2.6% 92.3% ± 1.9% 0.403
FVC% predicted 81.8% ± 3.4% 92.1% ± 4.9% 100.8% ± 2.9% 0.009
FEV1% predicted 79.5% ± 4.6% 82.3% ± 5.8% 105.0% ± 3.5% 0.002
МMЕF25/75% predicted 74.2% ± 9.4% 51.5% ± 7.1% 115.3% ± 8.8% 0.001