Table 2

Relationship between airway obstruction as assessed by FEV1 and PEF

FEV1< FEV1 pred
− 1.64RSD
FEV1 ⩾ FEV1 pred
− 1.64RSD
Total
PEF < PEFpred − 1.64RSD40 46 86
PEF ⩾ PEFpred − 1.64RSD 8146154
Total48192240
  • p = 0.0001 (χ2 test).