Figures & data
Figure 1 Single breath test curve for CO2 for calculations of EFFi.
Abbreviations: EFFi, Efficiency Index; TLC, total lung capacity.
![Figure 1 Single breath test curve for CO2 for calculations of EFFi.](/cms/asset/5be6121c-534a-4490-ad98-1e31121fb842/dcop_a_161345_f0001_c.jpg)
Table 1 Patient demographics and characteristics
Figure 2 SBT CO2 curves from the subject with median value of EFFi in each group.
Abbreviations: EFFi, Efficiency Index; GOLD, Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; SBT CO2, single breath test for CO2; TLCp, predicted value for total lung capacity.
![Figure 2 SBT CO2 curves from the subject with median value of EFFi in each group.](/cms/asset/326b642f-5da0-4f12-aedc-0948a0b26c07/dcop_a_161345_f0002_c.jpg)
Figure 3 Grading COPD with small airway parameters.
Abbreviations: %p, % of predicted value; EFFi, Efficiency Index; GOLD, Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; DL,CO, diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide over the lung; Sacin, ventilation heterogeneity in the acinar airways.
![Figure 3 Grading COPD with small airway parameters.](/cms/asset/d133a301-85e9-4749-935c-9ad8d67d9263/dcop_a_161345_f0003_b.jpg)
Figure 4 Correlation between EFFi and lung function parameters.
Abbreviations: %p, % of predicted value; EFFi, Efficiency Index; DL,CO, diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide over the lung; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC, forced vital capacity; Sacin, ventilation heterogeneity in the acinar airways.
![Figure 4 Correlation between EFFi and lung function parameters.](/cms/asset/7e3f7fb0-01ed-4331-bbd7-4a94dcaa7efd/dcop_a_161345_f0004_b.jpg)