TABLE 3
Scintigraphic Study Results
Parameter
COPD patients (
n
= 25)
Control subjects (
n
= 12)
P
value
*
(L/M)
E
1.26 ± 0.18
1.54 ± 0.11
<0.0001
(L/M)
D
1.20 ± 0.12
1.33 ± 0.09
<0.001
WR (%)
27.4 ± 5.3
34.2 ± 5.7
<0.01
↵
*
Mann–Whitney
U
test.
Values are presented as mean ± SD.