Post-BD percent predicted values for FVC were significantly reduced among severe OSA patients compared to no-OSA patients (beta 0.11 (95% CI 0.02, 0.2)), with a decreasing trend evident from no-OSA to mild to moderate to severe OSA (medians 88, 82, 79 and 77%, respectively).
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The Impact of Lung Function Parameters on Sleep Among Aboriginal Australians - A Polysomnography and Spirometry Relationship Study.
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This decreasing trend was also seen for FEV 1 (medians 90, 82, 81 and 78%, respectively, from no- to severe OSA), and the proportion of patients with no spirometry impairment (63, 51, 49 and 45%, respectively); however, these differences did not reach statistical significance.