Table 3 Mean (SD) baseline spirometric parameters of main diagnostic groups
GroupsFEV1 (% pred)VC (% pred)FEV1/FVC (%)
Neuromuscular disease67.4 (19.0)65.5 (21.1)74.4 (13.3)
Dyspnoea of unknown cause79.2 (18.6)80.1 (27.3)78.4 (9.7)
COPD50.9 (19.7)65.7 (21.8)58.8 (15.7)
Rheumatological disease62.4 (20.5)65.5 (22.0)78.5 (12.9)
Chest wall disease59.8 (20.5)59.8 (20.2)78.8 (9.3)
Other restrictive lung diseases51.3 (21.4)54.0 (25.2)76.6 (8.1)
Obesity hypoventilation52.3 (18.3)55.7 (13.1)78.2 (8.4)
  • FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; VC, vital capacity; FVC, forced vital capacity.