Table 3

 Mean (SE) exhaled NO concentrations (ppb) at different exhalation flow rates in patients with asbestosis and in healthy controls

Exhalation flow rate(ml/s)Patients(n = 15)Controls(n = 15)p Value
5020.0 (2.0)19.7 (1.8)0.89
10012.5 (1.3)11.1 (0.9)0.38
2007.9 (0.7)6.6 (0.5)0.18
3006.3 (0.5)5.0 (0.4)0.06