Table 2.
Pre and post intervention respiratory function variables.
| CON (n = 11) | EXP (n = 13) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Pre | Post | ES | Pre | Post | ES |
| FVC (L) | 4.2 ± 0.6 | 4.3 ± 0.6 | 0.209 (d) | 4.9 ± 0.7 | 4.9 ± 0.9 | 0.086 (d) |
| FEV1 (L) | 3.5 ± 0.4 | 3.4 ± 0.5 | −0.050 (d) | 3.9 ± 0.6 | 3.7 ± 0.6 | −0.109 (d) |
| FEV1/FVC | 0.83 ± 0.07 | 0.81 ± 0.07 | −0.306 (d) | 0.73 ± 0.23 | 0.77 ± 0.09 | 0.26 (d) |
| MEF50 (L/s) | 3.9 ± 1.0 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | −0.217 (d) | 3.9 ± 1.2 | 4.0 ± 1.1 | 0.272 (d) |
| PIF (L/s) | 4.7 ± 1.2 | 4.1 ± 1.4 | −0.052 (d) | 6.6 ± 1.5 | 6.3 ± 1.6# | −0.345 (rrb) |
Abbreviations: CON = control group; EXP = experimental group; ES = effect size; FVC = Forced Vital Capacity; FEV1 = Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 s; MEF50 = maximal expiratory flow at 50% of the forced vital capacity; PIF = Peak Inspiratory Flow; d= Cohen's d; rrb = Rank Biserial Correlation; #= significant difference (p < 0.05) between groups post-intervention.