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Table 5 The average lung reactance (X5, AX), resistance (R5, R19, R5–19) and resonant frequency (FRES) before and after exposure and the paired test

From: Lung function and self-rated symptoms in healthy volunteers after exposure to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) exhaust with and without particles

 

Exposure

Before exposure

After exposure

Related-samples Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test

Median (25%, 75%)

Mean (Std. dev.)

Median (25%, 75%)

Mean (Std. dev.)

p values

R5

(cmH2O s L−1)

FA

3.56 (3.28, 4.16)

3.66 (0.87)

3.86 (3.17, 4.31)

3.82 (1.07)

0.215

HVONOx

3.75 (2.86, 4.74)

3.98 (1.33)

3.87 (3.13, 4.86)

4.17 (1.67)

0.494

HVOPM+NOx

3.61 (3.1, 4.68)

4.06 (1.67)

3.6 (2.93, 5.22)

4.10 (1.84)

0.845

R19

(cmH2O s L−1)

FA

3.09 (2.63, 3.77)

3.11 (0.73)

3.24 (2.67, 3.71)

3.20 (0.71)

0.286

HVONOx

3.12 (2.56, 3.96)

3.21 (0.74)

3.33 (2.68, 3.88)

3.28 (0.83)

0.355

HVOPM+NOx

3.14 (2.61, 3.82)

3.17 (0.86)

3.03 (2.54, 3.97)

3.26 (1.00)

0.215

R5–19

(cmH2O s L−1)

FA

0.38 (0.2, 0.72)

0.54 (0.51)

0.51 (0.16, 0.68)

0.63 (0.69)

0.5

HVONOx

0.79 (0.18, 1.11)

0.77 (0.80)

0.72 (0.24, 0.98)

0.88 (1.08)

0.212

HVOPM+NOx

0.49 (0.22, 1.07)

0.89 (1.05)

0.5 (0.27, 1.15)

0.84 (1.04)

0.948

X5

(cmH2O s L−1)

FA

− 1.19 (− 1.34, − 1.1)

− 1.25 (0.40)

− 1.16 (− 1.38, − 0.99)

− 1.35 (0.71)

0.306

HVONOx

− 1.21 (− 1.45, − 0.88)

− 1.3 (0.65)

− 1.22 (− 1.53, − 1.1)

− 1.49 (1.02)

0.084

HVOPM+NOx

− 1.15 (− 1.86, − 1.07)

− 1.58 (1.12)

− 1.19 (− 1.51, − 0.99)

− 1.43 (0.96)

0.102

AX

(cmH2O L−1)

FA

5.9 (4.16, 8.72)

7.44 (5.00)

5.63 (2.75, 8.79)

7.85 (6.66)

0.913

HVONOx

5.99 (3.34, 14.13)

9.24 (7.91)

6.31 (3.19, 13.14)

10.73 (13.13)

0.658

HVOPM+NOx

6.33 (4.26, 15.31)

12.14 (15.50)

5.52 (3.44, 13.97)

12.00 (17.05)

0.586

FRES

(Hz)

FA

15.38 (13.59, 19.47)

16.28 (3.88)

15.64 (12.9, 18.88)

15.93 (4.41)

0.528

HVONOx

14.88 (12.91, 23.66)

17.36 (5.90)

14.88 (12.97, 22.96)

17.61 (5.98)

0.494

HVOPM+NOx

16.22 (12.28, 22.05)

17.64 (5.91)

14.98 (13.56, 19.71)

17.58 (7.18)

0.744