Table 3

Forced spirometric measurements and HRCT score in patients with and without PPM airway colonisation

PPMsNon-PPMsp Value
NS=not significant.
For other abbreviations see Tables 1 and 2.
FEV1 (%)70 (23)85 (22)0.005
FVC (%)78 (18)88 (18)0.02
FEV1/FVC (%)65 (12)70 (14)NS
HRCT score41 (19)38 (23)NS