Tables
Table 1. Lung function, physical capacity parameters and CRP levels.
Control (n=19) DM (n=19) P-values CRP (mg/L) 0.66 ± 0.15 0.88 ± 0.21 NS HbA1c (%) 5.73 ± 0.01 8.39± 0.36 <0.001 FVC (% pred) 101.0 ± 2.1 103.4 ± 3.0 NS FEV1 (% pred) 99.3 ± 2.5 103.9 ± 3.0 NS FEV1/FVC 80.4 ± 1.2 82.2 ± 0.9 NS FEF 25-75% (% pred) 100.6 ± 6.6 115.6 ± 5.8 NS PEF (% pred) 94.7 ± 5.0 89.9 ± 3.5 NS Peak HR (beats/min) 149 ± 3 139 ± 2 0.009 Work load (Watts) 158 ± 5 135 ± 6 0.005 RER 1.08 ± 0.02 1.14 ± 0.03 0.044 VO2peak(ml/kg/min) 24.17 ± 0.7 18.91 ± 0.7 <0.001 VO2AT (ml/kg/min) 14.11 ± 0.8 12.17 ± 2.5 0.044 Means±SE. Student t test (p< 0.05).