Evaluation of Pulmonary Function Tests Among Pregnant Women of Different Trimesters in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, Shoa, Ethiopia

Figures & data

Figure 1 Mean age of study participants in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, January to March 2019.

Table 1 Comparison of Anthropometric Measurements of Study Participants in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, January to March 2019

Gestational Age	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	BMI (kg/m^2)
T1	1.57 ± 0.01	58.57 ± 3.81 ^a*	19.77 ± 1.02
T2	1.58 ± 0.02	60.80 ± 3.82 ^a*	20.87 ± 1.08 ^a*
T3	1.59 ± 0.03 ^a*	66.02 ± 3.87 ^a*	21.69 ± 1.22 ^a*
Control	1.58 ± 0.02	55.43 ± 4.27	20.03 ± 1.08

Notes: Values are expressed as mean ± SD; n=44; ^aCompared to control; ^*P< 0.01.

Abbreviations: T1, first trimester; T2, second trimester; T3, third trimester; BMI, body mass index.

Table 2 Mean of Arterial Blood Oxygen Saturation and Respiratory Rate of Study Participants in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, January to March 2019

Gestational Age	RR (Breath/Minute)	SaO2 (%)
T1	17.77 ± 1.93 ^a*	95.50 ± 1.50 ^a*
T2	19.80 ± 1.29 ^a*	94.23 ± 1.13 ^a*
T3	21.50 ± 1.44 ^a**	91.23 ± 1.14 ^a**
Control	13.66 ± 1.08	97.14 ± 1.81

Notes: Values are expressed as mean ± SD; n=44; ^aCompared to control; ^*P<0.05, ^**P< 0.01.

Abbreviations: T1, first trimester; T2, second trimester; T3, third trimester; RR, respiratory rate; SaO2, oxygen saturation of arterial blood.

Figure 2 Correlation between mean arterial blood oxygen saturation and respiratory rate of study participants in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, January to March 2019.

Table 3 Comparison of Mean PFTs Across Pregnant Women of Each Trimester and Control in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, January to March 2019

Parameters	T1	T2	T3	Control
FVC(L)	2.13 ± 0.15 ^a**	1.93 ± 0.27 ^a** b*	1.90 ± 0.11 ^a** b**	2.59 ± 0.26
FEV1 (L)	1.87 ± 0.08 ^a**	1.73 ± 0.22 ^a** b**	1.60 ± 0.07 ^a** b** c*	2.29 ± 0.22
FEV1% (%)	86.50 ± 4.10	86.11 ± 3.99	86.73 ± 3.49	86.73 ± 3.70
FEF25-75% (L/s)	1.80 ± 0.06 ^a**	1.74 ± 0.22 ^a**	1.59 ± 0.12 ^a** b** c*	2.07 ± 0.11
PEFR (L/s)	4.30 ± 0.58 ^a**	4.43 ± 0.52 ^a**	3.78 ± 0.34 ^a** b** c*	4.75 ± 0.38

Notes: Values are expressed as mean ± SD; n=44; ^aCompared to control; ^bCompared to T1; ^cCompared to T2; *P<0.05, ^**P< 0.01.

Abbreviations: T1, first trimester; T2, second trimester; T3, third trimester.