Table 3
Forced spirometric measurements and HRCT score in patients with and without PPM airway colonisation
PPMs
Non-PPMs
p Value
NS=not significant.
For other abbreviations see Tables 1 and 2.
FEV
1
(%)
70 (23)
85 (22)
0.005
FVC (%)
78 (18)
88 (18)
0.02
FEV
1
/FVC (%)
65 (12)
70 (14)
NS
HRCT score
41 (19)
38 (23)
NS