10 July 2024 : Clinical Research
Assessing the Consequences of Smoking Tobacco Products with Consideration of the Forced Oscillation Technique
Aleksandra Grudzińska
1ABCDEF, Paulina Okrzymowska 1ABCDEF*, Agata Tomaszczyk 1EF, Dariusz Kalka 1DEF, Krystyna Rożek-Piechura 1ABCDEF
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.944406
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944406
Table 3 Characteristics of the forced oscillation technique (FOT) parameters in the study groups. Unidimensional results for each ZZ parameterization with sigma-limits effective hypothesis decomposition.
| Parameter | Control groupn=20 | Cigarette smokersn=20 | Nicotine alternativeusers n=20 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rrs 5 Hz Rinsp [%] | 112.71±46.45 | 114.87±37.38 | 114.22±29.64 | 0.04* |
| Rrs 5 Hz Rexp [%] | 141.17±70.40 | 128.05±38.81 | 136.29±46.83 | 0.06 |
| Rrs 5 Hz Rtot [%] | 128.48±56.87 | 121.65±37.18 | 125.51±37.45 | 0.39 |
| Xrs 5 Hz Xinsp [%] | 112.71±46.45 | 64.92±26.21 | 87.22±32.41 | 0.40 |
| Xrs 5 Hz Xexp [%] | 141.17±70.40 | 55.21±22.40 | 79.83±38.27 | 0.69 |
| Xrs 5 Hz Xtot [%] | 128.48±46.87 | 59.50±22.57 | 83.35±34.37 | 0.51 |
| AX insp [%] | 97.93±69.27 | 64.14±45.62 | 113.02±108.87 | 0.48 |
| Rrs 11 Hz Rinsp [%] | 108.83±44.93 | 112.41±37.36 | 112.21±24.42 | 0.04* |
| Rrs 11 Hz Rexp [%] | 143.92±67.76 | 130.20±38.97 | 138.37±41.70 | 0.06 |
| Rrs 11 Hz Rtot [%] | 128.15±55.1 | 121.74±37.33 | 125.73±32.00 | 0.47 |
| Xrs 11 Xinsp [%] | 128.29±275.25 | 258.25±193.03 | 180.92±161.94 | 0.76 |
| Xrs 11 Xexp [%] | 105.18±365.62 | 275.62±228.61 | 96.61±242.55 | 0.57 |
| Xrs 11 Xtot [%] | 106.40±353.33 | 267.57±199.85 | 137.30±195.68 | 0.70 |
| * Statistically significant inter-testing session or intergroup difference at the ≤0.05 level. Rrs 5 Hz Rinsp – inspiratory resistance at 5 Hz; Rrs 5 Hz Rexp – expiratory resistance at 5 Hz; Rrs 5 Hz Rtot – total respiratory resistance at 5 Hz; Xrs 5 Hz Xinsp [%] – inspiratory reactance at 5 Hz; Xrs 5 Hz Xexp [%] – expiratory reactance at 5 Hz; Xrs 5 Hz; Xtot [%] – total reactance at 5 Hz; AX insp – the area under inspiratory reactance curve; Rrs 11 Hz Rinsp – inspiratory resistance at 11 Hz; Rrs 11 Hz Rexp – expiratory resistance at 11 Hz; Rrs 11 Hz Rtot – total respiratory resistance at 11 Hz; Xrs 5 Hz Xinsp [%] – inspiratory reactance at 11 Hz; Xrs 11 Hz Xexp [%] – expiratory reactance at 11 Hz; Xrs 11Hz; Xtot [%] – total reactance at 11 Hz. | ||||