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Table 2 Lung function indexes in CVA and non-CVA patients

From: Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting cough variant asthma diagnosis

Lung function indexes

CVA group

Non-CVA group

t/Z

P

FVC (L)

3.75 ± 0.84

4.02 ± 0.74

-2.479

0.014

FEV1%pred (%)

98.08 ± 11.22

101.88 ± 10.02

-2.607

0.010

FEV1/FVC (%)

82.69 ± 6.98

82.95 ± 7.07

-0.282

0.778

FEV1/FVC%pred (%)

101.57 ± 8.33

100.62 ± 8.94

0.817

0.415

PEF%pred (%)

101.59 ± 15.09

111.04 ± 16.22

-4.520

 < 0.001

MEF50%pred (%)

84.58 ± 23.43

98.25 ± 25.90

-4.166

 < 0.001

MEF25%pred (%)

75.79 ± 26.22

85.29 ± 28.86

-2.591

0.010

MMEF%pred (%)

80.14 ± 22.63

89.27 ± 22.77

-2.985

0.003

FeNO (ppb)

20.00 (13.00, 34.00)

16.00 (11.75, 24.00)

-1.602

0.109

  1. FVC forced vital capacity, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, PEF peak expiratory flow, MEF maximum expiratory flow, MMEF maximum mid-expiratory flow, FeNO fractional exhaled nitric oxide