The Role of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Sickle Cell Anemia Related Pulmonary Damage due to Recurrent Acute Chest Syndrome Attacks

Table 1

Demographic characteristics.

Characteristics	Variable
Age (years)	32
Weight (kg)	92
Height (cm)	183
BMI (kg/m^2)	27.47
Smoking (packxyears)	4.6
Disease duration (years)	30
FVC (%)	56
FEV1 (%)	53
FEV1/FVC	79
PEF (%)	64
(%)	45
DLCO (%)	62

FVC: forced vital capacity; FEV₁: forced expiratory volume in one second; PEF: peak expiratory flow; ; DLCO: carbon monoxide diffusing capacity.