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Table 1 Demographic data on study participants (n = 42)

From: Replacement of fluoroscopy by ultrasonography in the evaluation of hemidiaphragm function, an exploratory prospective study

 

Total

Respiratory disease

Heart disease

Covid or healthy

Variable

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Sex, % women

15 (37%)

 

7 (39%)

 

2 (15%)

 

6 (55%)

 

Age (years)

59.7

13.3

64.3

6.5

57.5

16.8

53

0

Height, cm

176.7

10.8

172.9

10.3

182.3

9,6

176

11,3

Weight, kg

81.9

17.4

71.9

12.8

92.3

16

87.5

17.5

FEV1, l/min

1.7

1.1

0.9

0.4

2.6

0.9

2.6

0.8

FEV1, % of expected

50

28

32.3

15.8

75.3

14.9

95.5

4.9

FVC, l

3.1

1.2

2.5

0.9

3.7

1.1

3.5

1

FVC, % of expected

79

23

71.4

22.8

88.1

15.6

105

18.3

Ratio, FVC/FEV1

0.5

0.2

0.4

0.1

0.7

0.1

0.72

0.04

  1. FEV1 Forced expiratory volume after one second. FVC Forced vital capacity