Clinical Study
Concave Pattern of a Maximal Expiratory Flow-Volume Curve: A Sign of Airflow Limitation in Adult Bronchial Asthma
Table 1
Spirometric parameters in patients with wheeze and bronchial reversibility.
| | Baseline | After SABA inhalation | P | | Absolute | % predict | Absolute | % predict |
| FCV (L) | | | | | 0.0003 | FEV1/FCV (%) | | | | | <0.0001 | FEV1 (L) | | | | | <0.0001 | PEF (L/s) | | | | | 0.0022 | (L/s) | | | | | <0.0001 | (L/s) | | | | | 0.0034 | (L/s) | | | | | <0.0001 | (L/s) | | | | | <0.0001 | Angle β | | | | | <0.0001 | | | | | | <0.0001 | | | | | | <0.0001 |
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Each value is shown as the mean ± SD.
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