Table 2 - Mean highest decrease of FEV1 as percentage of basal values and area under the curve of FEV1 decrease from basal (as percentage) between zero and the thirtieth minute of evaluation after EVH for both visits and bias and limits of agreement (LOAs) for each category.
FEV1 FEV1 FEV1 FEV1 FEV1 AUC0-30min AUC0-30min AUC0-30min AUC0-30min AUC0-30min
N
Mean FEV1 fallmax% (SD) Mean FEV1 fallmax% (SD)
p
Bias* (SD)
LOAs
Mean AUC0-30min (SD) Mean AUC0-30min (SD)
p
Bias** (SD)
LOAs
Visit 1 Visit 2 Visit 1 Visit 2
All patients
62
14.91 (14.50)
15.77 (13.71)
0.520
0.87 (10.57)
+ 21.14
327.18 (295.26)
291.72 (328.42)
0.165
19.90 (198.68)
+ 397.36
2 tests fal >10%
26
26.68 (13.46)
26.38 (13.49)
0.701
0.29 (10.73)
+ 22.06
516.00 (273.00)
521.06 (285.13)
0.604
5.05 (218.92)
+ 450.09
2 tests fall >15%
17
32.47 (13.07)
31.44 (13.12)
0.717
1.03 (11.5)
+ 24.26
619.22 (274.99)
632.41 (262.02)
0.786
13.19 (210.82)
+ 444.83
2 tests fall >20%
10
37.46 (12.23)
38.65 (11.92)
0.666
1.18 (8.37)
+ 19.08
726.21 (291.84)
751.64 (213.34)
0.763
25.43 (176.47)
+ 393.17
1 test fall > 10%
17
10.74 (8.94)
12.63 (7.84)
0.607
1.90 (14.91)
+ 31.46
211.61 (225.96)
173.19 (74.88)
0.562
38.42 (267.50)
+ 564.42
2 tests fall <10%
19
2.53 (3.43) 4.07 (3.66)
0.061
1.54 (3.35)
+ 7.01
82.66 (64.68) 99.84 (62.94)
0.083
17.18 (40.76)
+ 85.31