Pulmonary function parameters
|
Asthma-like symptoms and asthma
|
Z
|
p value
|
---|
Summer (n = 46)
|
Winter (n = 46)
|
---|
FVC in litres (L)
|
3.5 (2.7–4.1)
|
2.9 (2.1–3.7)
|
−5.91a
|
< 0.001***
|
FEV1 in litres (L)
|
3.3 (2.4–3.8)
|
2.7 (1.8–3.5)
|
−5.91a
|
< 0.001***
|
FEV1/FVC in percentage
|
91.7 (87.7–94.0)
|
91.9 (82.0–94.6)
|
−2.91a
|
< 0.001***
|
PEFR in litres/min
|
382.8 (324.9–420.7)
|
347.9 (303.8–404.4)
|
−5.89a
|
< 0.001***
|
- aNonparametric test (Wilcoxon signed-rank test); *significant at p < 0.05; *significant at p < 0.05, **significant at p < 0.01, *** significant at p < 0.001