Table 2 Alteration in Pulmonary function values with respect to microalbuminuria (MAU)

FEV₁ (L/s) Mean ± SD (Range)

2.25 ± 0.56

(1.03 – 3.35)

2.01 ± 0.63

(0.67 – 3.51)

1.95 ± 0.57

(0.91 – 3.58)

1.74 ± 0.56*

(0.88 – 2.98)

1.60 ± 0.49

(0.49 – 2.65)

1.30 ± 0.49***

(0.28 – 2.69)

FEV₆ (L/s) Mean ± SD (Range)

2.49 ± 0.61

(1.26 – 3.78)

2.32 ± 0.66

(0.82 – 4.38)

2.24 ± 0.56

(0.96 – 3.65)

2.06 ± 0.51*

(0.88 – 3.19)

1.98 ± 0.53

(0.72 – 3.76)

1.78 ± 0.63*

(0.36 – 3.6)

PEFR (L/min) Mean ± SD (Range)

435.06 ± 99.97

(162 – 702)

328.31 ± 97.83

(142 – 650)

415.27 ± 111.04

(151 – 657)

382.71 ± 135.66*

(144 – 658)

303.18 ± 90.39

(108 – 572)

296.68 ± 102.29***

(71 – 564)

% predicted FEV₁% Mean ± SD (Range)

76.94 ± 17.28

(35.86 – 114.73)

70.41 ± 19.74

(29.58 – 127.63)

68.95 ± 19.51

(30.67 – 134.38)

63.03 ± 18.20*

(29.98 – 109.76)

57.40 ± 18.06

(14.02 – 106.20)

45.60 ± 17.19***

(14.34 – 104.49)

% predicted FEV₆% Mean ± SD (Range)

68.86 ± 15.67

(33.41 – 112.46)

64.28 ± 17.48

(24.63 – 117.98)

62.24 ± 16.91

(30.22 – 128.61)

57.56 ± 14.01*

(29.71 – 95.17)

57.23 ± 15.51

(21.78 – 103.30)

50.40 ± 17.04*

(14.18 – 116.88)

Obstruction (FEV₁/FEV₆) n (%)

15 (14.02)

5 (13.16)

4 (3.96)

13 (9.85)

26 (24.07)

30 (38.46)**

Restriction n (%)

77 (71.96)

29 (76.32)

47 (46.53)

81 (61.36)

86 (79.63)

68 (87.18)