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. 2011 Jun 30;111(3):696–703. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00123.2011

Table 3.

Frequency of flow-limited breaths during negative pressure ramps

Lean Obese Very Obese
Young 44.7 ± 8.6 15.6 ± 5.4
Old 38.0 ± 16.0 31.4 ± 10.3* 24.0 ± 12.4

Values are means ± SE, expressed as percentage of pressure ramps resulting in a flow-limited breath. Significant decreases were observed with increasing weight independent of age (†P < 0.001), and these decreases were less pronounced in the old than young obese mice (*P < 0.01).