Table 1. Findings of diaphragmatic movement measurements for all groups.
| Right hemiplegia (n=15) |
Left hemiplegia (n=8) |
Control (n=20) |
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| Amplitudes | Mean, cm | (Range, cm) | Mean, cm | (Range, cm) | Mean, cm | (Range, cm) |
| RSB | 1.8 | (0–2.9) | 1.9 | (1.3–2.8) | 1.6 | (0.6–3.7) |
| RDR | 5.1 | (0–8.3) | 4.9 | (2.8–7.3) | 6.1 | (1.5–10.9) |
| LSB | 2.2 | (1.2–4.0) | 1.9 | (0.9–3.6) | 2.1 | (1.2–3.1) |
| LDR | 4.9a | (2.5–9.5) | 3.5b | (1.9–5.0) | 6.1 | (3.0–9.6) |
LSB, the amplitude of left diaphragmatic movement during spontaneous breathing
RDR, the amplitude of right diaphragmatic movement during deep respiration
RSB, the amplitude of right diaphragmatic movement during spontaneous breathing
LDR, the amplitude of left diaphragmatic movement during deep respiration.
ap<0.05, significantly different from right hemiplegia and controls.
bp<0.05, significantly different from left hemiplegia and controls.