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

ParametersGroup 1 (normal body weight, N = 167)Group 2, (overweight, N = 101)Group 3 (obesity, N = 44)KWTP-value
Z FVC0,95 [0.22; 1,70]1.04 [0.45; 1.81]1.3 [0.57; 2.23]3.550.17
Z FEV10.18 [–0.84; 0.98]–0.09 [–0.75; 0.99]–0.07 [–0.85; 1.09]0.050.97
FEV1/FVC (%)78.91 [70.88; 84.77]74.84 [69.59; 81.63]74.41 [66.99; 80.06]7.660.02
Z FEV1/FVC–1.22 [–2.23; –0.27]–1.64 [–2.29; –0.67]–1.93 [–2.64; –0.86]6.130.047
MEF25% (%)61.85 [44.58; 87.34]55.13 [35.09; 79.51]54.18 [40.10; 76.81]6.450.039
FEF25–75% (%)72.93 [56.00; 93.68]62.45 [52.36; 91.98]64.43 [53.65; 85.26]3.270.19
DR (%)0.68 [0.50; 0.84]0.61 [0.44; 0.80]0.61 [0.45; 0.72]6.340.042

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