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Table 1 Number of patients with different conditions/diagnoses in each protocol group.

From: Effects of respiratory mechanics on the capnogram phases: importance of dynamic compliance of the respiratory system

 

Gender* (m/f)

Obesity* (n/ow/ob)

Pulmonary status E*/A*/CB*/OLD

Cardiac disease CAD/AS/MI/LEF*/OCD

Group HL ( n = 29)

20/9

10/19/-

-/-/-/-

26/3/3/-/1

Group HC ( n = 15)

15/-

8/7/-

14/-/6/-

11/4/-/-/-

Group MC ( n = 84)

56/28

12/28/44

37/10/15/2

61/28/8/10/3

Group LC ( n = 15)

3/12

-/5/10

4/4/4/-

10/3/1/8/1

  1. Obesity categories: n, normal (20 ≤ BMI < 25); ow, overweight (25 ≤ BMI < 30); ob, obese (30 ≤ BMI). Pulmonary status: E, emphysema; A, asthma; CB, chronic bronchitis; OLD, other lung disease. Cardiac disease: CAD, coronary artery disease; AS, aortic stenosis; MI, mitral insufficiency; LEF, low ejection fraction (EF < 50%); OCD, other cardiac disease. Pulmonary and cardiac conditions are based on previous clinical diagnoses. *, P < 0.05 between the expected and the observed frequencies in the protocol groups for each variable. Group HC, group of patients with high dynamic respiratory compliance; Group HL, group of patients with healthy lungs; Group LC, group of patients with low dynamic respiratory compliance; Group MC, group of patients with medium dynamic respiratory compliance.
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