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Table 5 Spirometry of participants at diabetic risk and those not at risk

From: Cardiopulmonary health indices and diabetes risk scores in undergraduate students of a private university in Nigeria

Variable

Participants at risk (n = 7)

Participants not at risk (n = 18)

P value

Vital capacity

 Before

  Normal

3.8 ± 0.35

4.1 ± 0.20

0.591

  Best

3.4 ± 0.26

3.5 ± 0.21

0.652

 After

  Normal

4.6 ± 0.33

4.9 ± 0.20

0.656

  Best

4.0 ± 0.30

4.3 ± 0.20

0.712

Forced vital capacity (FVC)

 Before

  Normal

3.8 ± 0.31

4.0 ± 0.17

0.547

  Best

3.6 ± 0.29

3.8 ± 0.19

0.763

 After

  Normal

4.4 ± 0.24

4.7 ± 0.18

0.602

  Best

4.2 ± 0.24

4.4 ± 0.19

0.509

Forced expiratory volume (FEV1)

 Before

  Normal

3.4 ± 0.18

3.4 ± 0.13

0.796

  Best

3.0 ± 0.18

3.1 ± 0.17

0.643

 After

  Normal

3.8 ± 0.14

4.0 ± 0.186

0.632

  Best

3.6 ± 0.18

3.6 ± 0.02

0.484

  1. n number of participants
  2. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. Vital capacity forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume before and after measurements of both groups showed no significant difference