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. 2015 Feb 18;113(7):2692–2699. doi: 10.1152/jn.00975.2014

Table 1.

TI, TE, fR, VT, VT/TI, and VE in each task and as a function of body position

Task: Nasal Breathing
Oral Breathing
Deep Breathing
Hyperventilation
Body position: Upright Supine Upright Supine Upright Supine Upright Supine
TI , s 1.62 ± 0.16 1.73 ± 0.20 1.60 ± 0.19 1.71 ± 0.17 2.37 ± 0.43 2.06 ± 0.30 0.62 ± 0.05 0.62 ± 0.07
TE, s 2.82 ± 0.24 2.64 ± 0.22 2.75 ± 0.25 2.66 ± 0.27 3.79 ± 0.36 3.81 ± 0.38 0.89 ± 0.07 0.86 ± 0.08
fR, breaths/min 13.82 ± 1.12 14.08 ± 1.30 14.04 ± 1.19 14.19 ± 1.30 9.96 ± 0.75 10.22 ± 0.82 39.54 ± 3.33 40.94 ± 3.97
VT, ml 306.01 ± 39.21 312.62 ± 38.36 345.29 ± 47.65 391.83 ± 47.83 726.25 ± 91.13 723.28 ± 118.69 486.68 ± 72.15 492.45 ± 69.51
VT/TI, ml/s 189.19 ± 24.41 181.0 ± 22.16 215.27 ± 27.63 229.76 ± 26.73 306.21 ± 34.22 351.3 ± 48.46 782.6 ± 122.93 796.6 ± 134.85
VE, l·breaths−1·min−1 4.23 ± 0.55 4.40 ± 0.57 4.85 ± 0.60 5.56 ± 0.59 7.23 ± 0.94 7.39 ± 0.97 19.24 ± 2.89 20.16 ± 3.38

Values are means ± SE for inspiratory time (TI), expiratory time (TE), breathing frequency (fR), tidal volume (VT), inspiratory flow (VT/TI), and minute ventilation (VE) in each task and as a function of body position (i.e., upright and supine).