Comparison of spirometric parameters in patients with BA in patients with normal body weight, overweight, and obesity

ParametersGroup 1 (normal body weight, N = 243)Group 2, (overweight, N = 131)Group 3, (obesity, N = 54)KWTP-value
Z FVC0.98 [0.23; 1,75]1.11 [0.54; 1.96]1.34 [0.57; 2.12]5.990.051
Z FEV10.18 [–0.75; 0.88]0.13 [–0.68; 1.08]–0.02 [–0.84; 0.99]0.220.90
FEV1/FVC (%)79.55 [71.37; 85.43]76.82 [70.12; 82.03]76.28 [67.04; 79.89]11.050.004
Z FEV1/FVC–1.23 [–2.18; –0.28]–1.54 [–2.19; –0.68]–1.75 [–2.63; –0.90]7.500.02
MEF25% (%)64.77 [47.41; 87.86]57.62 [37.58; 82.74]53.24 [40.43; 76.24]7.350.03
FEF25–75% (%)74.04 [56.0; 95.24]69.62 [54.51; 91.98]69.83 [52.63; 84.09]3.970.14
DR (%)0.70 [0.53; 0.87]0.64 [0.48; 0.80]0.64 [0.46; 0.73]8.790.01

P < 0.05 represents a significant difference in results. KWT: Kruskall-Wallis test; N: number