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Table 2 Pulmonary function parameters in the studied patients

From: Pulmonary function testing in preoperative high-risk patients

 

FVC

(mean ± SD)

FEV1

(mean ± SD)

DLCO

(mean ± SD)

MET < 4

− 1.58 ± 1.28

− 1.82 ± 1.36

− 1.57 ± 1.28

MET ≥ 4

− 0.64 ± 0.92

− 0.75 ± 1.00

− 0.99 ± 1.10

ASA 1–2

− 0.52 ± 1.13

− 0.64 ± 1.15

− 0.88 ± 0.93

ASA 3–4

− 1.44 ± 1.07

− 1.65 ± 1.21

− 1.51 ± 1.33

Never smokers

− 0.62 ± 1.15

− 0.71 ± 1.2

0.92 ± 0.99

Former smokers

− 1.25 ± 1.13

− 1.44 ± 1.32

− 1.42 ± 1.38

Current smokers

− 1.45 ± 1.13

− 1.74 ± 1.02

− 1.49 ± 1.15

  1. Abbreviations: FVC forced vital capacity, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, Dlco diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide, MET metabolic equivalents of task, BMI body mass index