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 |