Lung Function Tests in Sickle-Cell Patients in Benin City

Table 2

Mean lung volume values for control and test subjects (𝑛=60).

Index	Test (𝑛=30)	Control (𝑛=30)
FVC (litre)	* 2.2±0.4	3.0±0.7	𝑃<0.05
% Predicted	* 74.3±17.1	91.5±12.9	𝑃<0.05
FEV1 (litre)	* 2.07±0.5	2.6±0.6	𝑃<0.05
% Predicted	* 71.8±17.4	91.4±21.4	𝑃<0.05
FEV1/FVC%	** 87.9±18.4	89.5±16.8

Results are shown in mean ± SD, *Significance (𝑃<0.05), **Not Significant.