Table 4: Pulmonary function
test between PM and DM associated ILD patients.
|
PM-ILD (n = 22) |
DM-ILD (n = 19) |
p-value |
FVC |
1.83 (1.19-2.68) |
2.23 (1.55-3.48) |
0.321 |
%FVC |
71.4 (60.7-80.5) |
78.3 (62.5-100.6) |
0.428 |
FEV1 |
1.56 (1.06-2.25) |
1.97 (1.31-3.2 ) |
0.246 |
TLC |
3.87 (3.24-4.73 ) |
3.89 (3.15-5.69 ) |
0.975 |
%TLC |
84.6 (75-90.1 ) |
90.9 (81-106.8 ) |
0.392 |
DLco |
12.9 (8.6-19.8 ) |
18.6 (11.4-39.3 ) |
0.543 |
%DLco |
65.6 (41.8-95.6 ) |
94.8(48.8-192.3) |
0.511 |
Values are expressed ad range.
Definition of
Abbreviations: PM = Polymyositis; DM = Dermatomyositis; ILD = Interstitial Lung Disease; FVC = Forced Vital Capacity; %FVC = Percent
Predicted Forced Vital Capacity; FEV1: =
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1
second; TLC = Total Lung Capacity; %TLC = Percent Predicted Total Lung Capacity;
DLco = Diffusing Capacity or Transfer Factor
of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide; %DLco = Percent Predicted
Diffusing Capacity or Transfer Factor of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide