Table 4 Descriptive summary of baseline values of various lung function parameters as well as of differences in those variables between baseline values and values obtained 6 weeks respectively 6 months after radiochemotherapy (RT/CHT.); corresponding p-values were calculated by conducting paired t-tests assessing whether those differences deviate statistically significant from zero.
| Â | Baseline | 6 Weeks after RT/CHT vs Baseline | 6 Months after RT/CHT vs Baseline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean | SD | Mean Diff. | SD | p-value | Mean Diff. | SD | p-value |
FVC (L) | 3.25 | 0.83 | -0.01 | 0.55 | 1.00 | -0.18 | 0.45 | 1.00 |
FEV1 (L) | 2.16 | 0.70 | -0.02 | 0.32 | 1.00 | -0.14 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
FEV1/VC (%) | 63.62 | 15.38 | 2.86 | 17.06 | 1.00 | 2.91 | 14.16 | 1.00 |
RV (L) | 3.01 | 0.82 | -0.30 | 0.47 | 0.16 | -0.11 | 0.71 | 1.00 |
TLC (L) | 6.25 | 1.22 | -0.33 | 0.72 | 0.54 | -0.29 | 0.71 | 1.00 |
RV/TLC (%) | 47.91 | 7.76 | -2.35 | 5.85 | 1.00 | -0.42 | 7.19 | 1.00 |
KCO (ml/(min*mmHg*L)) | 5.74 | 2.26 | -0.34 | 1.49 | 1.00 | 0.08 | 2.32 | 1.00 |
Pao2 (mmHg) | 62.89 | 6.40 | 2.61 | 6.24 | 1.00 | 0.27 | 6.53 | 1.00 |
Paco2 (mmHg) | 39.12 | 2.71 | -2.01 | 3.97 | 0.54 | -1.47 | 3.70 | 1.00 |