TABLE 2

Differences in in vitro functional residual capacity (FRC) measurements from the lung model functional residual capacity for four different lung volumes

Lung model FRC volumeSubjectsWIMREMndd v.2.00ndd v.2.01
AbsoluteRelativeAbsoluteRelativeAbsoluteRelativeAbsoluteRelative
2.319−0.01±0.02−0.2±0.8%0.07±0.023.3±1.0%−0.54±0.14−23.4±6.1%−0.15±0.04−6.3±1.7%
2.119−0.01±0.02−0.43±0.9%0.06±0.022.9±0.9%−0.39±0.12−18.5±5.7%−0.11±0.03−5.2±1.5%
1.8190.03±0.021.6±1.4%0.07±0.023.7±1.0%−0.44±0.11−24.1±6.4%−0.09±0.03−4.7±1.6%
1.5190.02±0.031.7±13.1%0.02±0.021.1±1.3%−0.26±0.05−17.1±3.0%−0.08±0.02−5.0±1.2%

Data presented as mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. Absolute measurements are in litres. WIMR: Woolcock in-house device; EM: Exhalyzer D device; ndd v.2.00: EasyOne Pro LAB device Version 2.00.01.05; ndd v.2.01: EasyOne Pro LAB device analysed in Version 2.01.00.09.