TABLE 1.
RESPIRATORY MEASUREMENTS MADE FROM PLEURAL PRESSURE RECORDINGS DURING IMAGE ACQUISITION IN SPONTANEOUSLY BREATHING OBESE AND LEAN ZUCKER RATS
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Obese (n = 9)
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| Respiratory Variable | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | p Value |
| Respiratory cycle time, ms | 1,267.11 | 80.87 | 868.61 | 91.53 | < 0.005 |
| Expiratory time, ms | 1,036.22 | 75.24 | 680.17 | 87.49 | < 0.007 |
| Inspiratory time, ms | 230.89 | 15.04 | 188.44 | 8.00 | < 0.024 |
| Inspiratory time/respiratory cycle time | 0.19 | 0.01 | 0.23 | 0.01 | < 0.049 |
| Change in pressure from end of expiration to end of inspiration, cm H2O | −14.42 | 1.06 | −19.13 | 1.364 | < 0.015 |