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. 2023 Apr 5;9(4):e15242. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15242

Table 5.

Changes of spirometry parameters in experimental group.

Parameter Mean SD Difference p ES
MVV [l/min] before 139.35 25.68 −3.13 0.3317 −0.12
after 136.22 40.67
FEV1 [l] before 3.80 0.59 −0.04 0.2575 −0.07
after 3.75 0.60
FVC [l] before 4.69 0.91 −0.18 0.0328 −0.20
after 4.51 0.75
PEF [l/s] before 7.05 1.67 0.09 0.5639 0.05
after 7.14 1.79
MEF75 [l/s] before 6.34 1.43 0.20 0.4330 0.14
after 6.54 1.63
MEF50 [l/s] before 4.64 1.07 −0.15 0.3443 −0.14
after 4.49 1.17
MEF25 [l/s] before 2.28 0.85 −0.10 0.6951 −0.12
after 2.18 0.62
PIF [l/s] before 6.49 2.16 0.36 0.7194 0.17
after 6.85 1.61

Legend: FEV1- forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC–forced vital capacity, Max–maximum value, MEF-maximal expiratory flow, Min–minimum value, MVV-maximum voluntary volume, p-level of significance, PEF- peak expiratory flow, PIF- peak inspiratory flow, SD-standard devi-ation, ES – effect size.