Pulmonary Function Tests in Hypertensive Patients Attending Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 3

Comparison of PFTs in hypertensive patients and controls at Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2017.

Parameter	Hypertensive patients; Mean ± SD	Controls; Mean ± SD	P-value
FVC (liters)	3.52 ± 1.02	4.31 ± 0.82	< 0.001
FEV1 (liters)	2.97 ± 0.89	3.54 ±0.7	< 0.001
FEV1/FVC %	85 ± 7	82± 5	.034
PEFR (liter/sec)	5.70 ± 2.44	6.44 ± 2.07	.076
FEF2575 (liter/sec)	3.34 ± 1.30	3.94 ± 1.09	.007

P value< 0.05 is considered significant and P value < 0.01 is considered highly significant; SD: standard deviation.