Impaired Hemorheology in Exacerbations of COPD

Table 4

The EImax and SS1/2 values of the groups.

	Control group ( = 12)	Patient group; ( = 13)		Exacerbation group ( = 16)
		Before treatment	After treatment
EImax	0.64 ± 0.21	0.68 ± 0.24	0.66 ± 0.37	0.83 ± 0.1	0.001	0.0001
SS	2.06 ± 1.29	3.16 ± 3.65	4.64 ± 7,92	6.17 ± 3.	0.0001	0.0001

Values are expressed as means ± SD; EImax: theoretical EI at infinite shear stress and SS1/2: shear stress at half-maximal deformation. : difference between the control group, before treatment of newly diagnosed COPD, and the exacerbation group; : difference between the control group, after treatment of newly diagnosed COPD, and the exacerbation group; < 0.05: difference from control, < 0.05: difference from before treatment of COPD, and < 0.05: difference from after treatment of COPD. and are findings via ANOVA whereas other symbols are findings by comparison of two groups.