Effect of Salt-Bromide-Iodine Thermal Water Inhalation on Functional and Biochemical Lung Parameters

Table 3

Effect of 12 days thermal treatment with salt-bromide-iodine thermal water on lung function parameters in patients with airflow obstruction (FEV₁/FVC < 0.7).

Variables	Treatment		^∗𝑃 value
	BT	AT
FVC (L)	2.5±1.1	2.6±0.9	ns
FEV1 (L)	1.7±0.8	1.7±0.7	ns
FEV1/FVC (L)	0.6±0.08	0.65±0.1	𝑃<0.05
PEFR (L/s)	4.3±1.8	4.6±1.4	ns
FEF25-75% (L)	0.9±0.5	1.1±0.6	ns

Data expressed as mean ± SD (standard deviation); ^*Paired t-test; BT: before treatment; AT: after treatment; ns: not significant.