The Usefulness of the Forced Oscillation Technique in the Diagnosis of Bronchial Asthma in Children

Table 2

Comparison of Rrs values in the studied groups.

Rrs ( hPa·sL^−1); Rrs (% of norm)	AK	ANK	K
Total	11.14	15.71	9.21^
	(95% CI: 9.93–13.17)	(95% CI: 13.49–18.11)	(95% CI: 7.59–9.86)
Inhaled	10.2	13.82	8.21^
	(95% CI: 8.53–11.95)	(95% CI: 12.03–14.05)	(95% CI: 6.23–8.84)
Exhaled	13.21	16.81	9.89^
	(95% CI: 11.13–14.82)	(95% CI: 15.11–17.03)	(95% CI: 7.64–11.15)
Δ Rrs	0.68	0.87	0.36^
	(95% CI: 0.61–0.73)	(95% CI: 0.75–1.02)	(95% CI: 0.26–0.47)

AK: patients with controlled asthma; ANK: patients with uncontrolled asthma; K: control group; Δ Rrs: the difference between the inspiration and expiration component for the resistance; significant differences (ANOVA test) between the following: AK and K, ; ANC and K, ; ^AK and ANC, .