Table 2: Comparision of dynamic lung volumes among obese/overweight and normal weight group.

Parameters Control(n = 50) obese(n = 50)
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) P-values
FVC(L) (O) 2.96 (0.79) 3.20 (0.97) 0.39
(P) 85.23 (14.55) 85.84 (17.66) 0.92
FEV1 (L) (O) 2.83 (0.73) 3.01 (0.85) 0.49
(P) 90.87 (14.68) 90.07 (15.91) 0.86
FEV1/FVC (O) 95.93 (3.81) 94.37 (4.28) 0.22
(P) 106.28 (4.48) 105.21 (4.5) 0.43
FEF25-75%(%) (O) 4.52 (1.20) 4.36 (1.06) 0.62
(P) 114.84 (0.64) 107.07 (27.03) 0.33
PEFR(L/S) (O) 6.68 (2.16) 7.72 (1.43) 0.08
(P) 91.03 (21.84) 98.42 (16.11) 0.16

O = Observed value; P = % Predicted value.