Table 2

Baseline childhood respiratory function expressed as standard deviation scores

Patient	FVC	FEV₁	MEF₅₀	MEF₂₅	TGV	TLC	Raw	PEF
1		−4.05			+0.08	−1.78	−1.32	−2.21
2	−1.02	+0.16	+0.12	+0.98	−1.46	−1.39	−1.85	−0.54
3	−1.70		+0.28	+1.97				−0.64
4	−1.53		+0.78	+1.02	+3.13	+2.41	−0.62	−0.71
5	−1.58	−0.41	−0.46	−0.06	−1.15	−0.11	−2.30	−1.50
6	−3.87	−3.66	−3.75	−2.49	−4.78	−3.11	+0.86	−2.12
7					−2.91	−1.86	−1.47	−1.41
8	−3.10	−3.08	−3.17	−2.13	−2.86	−2.99	+0.27	−2.34
9	−3.16	−2.21	−0.23	−1.47	−1.86	−3.95	−0.55	+0.03
10	−3.77	−3.04	−1.34	−1.54	−2.74	−0.79	+0.40	−1.03
11	−3.73	−2.43	−1.00	−0.13	−0.19	−1.47	−0.42	−3.14
12	−6.16		−2.45	−1.74	−0.99	−2.38	+1.16	−3.34
13	−2.93	−2.27	−1.94	−0.99	−1.85	−2.23	−0.54	−1.36
14	−2.15	−1.81	−1.33	−2.35	−2.45	−2.78	+0.90	+0.34
Mean	−3.57	−2.04	−1.64	−1.48	−2.18	−1.73	−0.98	−1.69

FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV₁, forced expired volume in 1 second; MEF₅₀ and MEF₂₅, maximum expiratory flow at 50% and 25% vital capacity; TGV, thoracic gas volume; TLC, total lung capacity; Raw, airways resistance; PEF, peak expiratory flow.