Lung functions | Anemic (n = 36) | Non anemic (n = 164) | Total (n = 200) | Result | |
FEV1/FVC (%) | <50 | 12 (33.3%) | 52 (31.7%) | 64 (32.0%) | p = 0.850 (NS) |
FEV1% of predicted | <40 | 3 (8.3%) | 24 (14.6%) | 27 (13.5%) | p = 0.318 (NS) |
Mean FEV1% of pred. | 53.36 + 13.12 | 51.89 + 12.14 | 52.15 ± 12.22 | p = 0.515 (NS) |