TABLE 5

Univariate correlation of LCI1/20th and physiological indices

LCI1/20thLCI1/40th
LCI1/20th0.76**
LCI1/40th0.76**
FEV1 % predicted−0.40**−0.25*
FVC % predicted−0.11−0.61
FEF25–75−0.43−0.36
Scond−0.19−0.07
Sacin0.220.11

N=80. Pearson's correlation coefficient of lung clearance index (LCI), forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory flow at at 25–75% of FVC (FEF25–75), and Phase III analysis of the conducting zone (Scond) and acinar zone (Sacin). *p<0.05; **p<0.01.