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      mean ± standard deviation and range for spirometric values. HIV-1 vertically
    infected children (n: 17) and healthy matched control (n: 17). Units: (L) liter, (L/s)
    liter per second, (ml/min/Hg mm) milliliter per minute per Hg millimeter. NA: non
    available, ppv: percentage of predicted value. Mean ± standard deviation for
        | Parameters | HIV-1 infected children | Matched healthy controls | p values |  
        | VC (L) | 3.37 ± 0.72    (2.19-4.93) | 3.69 ± 1.1 (2.51-6.58) | 0.44 |  
        | FEV1 (L) | 2.90 ± 0.64    (2.05-4.59) | 3.25 ± 1.0 (2.21-5.53) | 0.34 |  
        | FEF25-75 (L/s) | 3.46 ± 0.96    (2.27-6.16) | 4.08 ± 1.4    (2.55-7.40) | 0.21 |  
        | FEV1 / FVC (%) | 88 ± 6% (77-98) | 90 ± 5% (82-98) | 0.43 |  
        | TLCO  (ml/mn/Hg mm) | 24.18 ± 9.3 (15.7-57.5) | NA | NA |  
        | Parameters (ppv) | HIV-1 infected children | Matched healthy controls |  |  
        | VC | 101.4 ± 14.7% | 103.5 ± 15.5% | 0.98 |  
        | FEV-1 | 92.6 ± 12.5% | 100.2 ± 13.9% | 0.052 |  
        | FEF25-75 | 98.1 ± 21.2% | 112.1 ± 24.6% | 0.14 |  
        | FEV1 / FVC | 91.9 ± 7.7% | 97.1 ± 6% | <0.0001 |  
        | TLCO | 102.9 ± 23.8% | NA |  |  spirometric values expressed as percentages of predicted values according to the
    anthropometric data of each patient.
 p values: Mann-Whitney comparison
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