Table 4.
Changes in potential mediators
| Measure | Exercise Training |
Stretching |
g | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL | POST | BL | POST | ||
| Anthropometry | |||||
| Total body weight, kg | 105.6 (3.0) | 104.7 (3.1) | 99.3 (5.1) | 98.7 (5.0) | −0.02 |
| Total body fat, % | 42.1 (1.9) | 41.0 (1.9)* | 40.6 (1.9) | 40.8 (1.9) | −0.14 |
| Trunk body fat, % | 46.3 (1.6) | 44.9 (1.6) | 43.6 (1.5) | 43.6 (1.4) | −0.19 |
| Neck circumference, cm | 40.7 (0.6) | 40.9 (0.6) | 39.5 (0.9) | 39.8 (1.0) | −0.01 |
| Chest circumference, cm | 109.9 (1.8) | 109.3 (1.6) | 106.9 (3.7) | 105.9 (3.6) | 0.04 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 110.8 (2.3) | 110.2 (2.3) | 104.4 (3.8) | 105.8 (3.9) | −0.16 |
| Hip circumference, cm | 120.1 (2.8) | 120.0 (2.8) | 114.8 (2.9) | 115.2 (3.1) | −0.03 |
| Spirometry | |||||
| FVC, L | 3.7 (0.2) | 3.6 (0.2) | 3.5 (0.3) | 3.6 (0.3) | −0.23 |
| FEV1.0, L | 3.2 (0.2) | 3.1 (0.2) | 3.1 (0.3) | 3.1 (0.3) | −0.11 |
| PIF, L/min | 203.6 (18.8) | 209.3 (20.7) | 223.0 (23.1) | 255.6 (26.6) | −0.28 |
| PEF, L/min | 400.1 (25.7) | 448.1 (29.5) | 408.7 (36.0) | 429.1 (51.7) | 0.20 |
| Respiratory muscle strength | |||||
| MIP, cm H2O | 94.2 (7.6) | 114.4 (6.6) | 106.8 (8.5) | 111.1 (7.4) | 0.43 |
| MEP, cm H2O | 119.8 (8.9) | 139.0 (8.7) | 115.3 (12.7) | 124.7 (14.7) | 0.21 |
| Global strength, cm H2O | 107.0 (7.6) | 126.7 (6.9) | 111.0 (9.2) | 117.9 (10.1) | 0.34 |
All data are presented as mean (standard error). FEV1.0, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, forced vital capacity; MEP, maximum expiratory pressure; MIP, maximum inspiratory pressure; PEF, peak expiratory flow; PIF, peak inspiratory flow.
*
Statistically significant difference between treatments at post-intervention following control for baseline values (P < 0.05).