TABLE 7 ] .
Change From Baseline in Clinical Outcome Measures Comparing Patients With Improvements in Ribcage Asynchrony and Those Without
| Measure | θRC Improvers (n = 9) | θRC Nonimprovers (n = 7) | Between-Group Difference in Mean Change From Baseline | P Valuea |
| % Change in FEV1 | 34.9 ± 38.7 | 21.9 ± 38.2 | 13.2 (−28.7 to 54.7) | NS |
| Change in RV, L | −1.24 ± 0.50 | −0.62 ± 0.55 | 0.61 (−1.18 to −0.04) | .02 |
| Change in RV/TLC, % | −10.9 ± 4.6 | −3.4 ± 5.9 | 7.4 (−15.3 to 0.43) | .04 |
| Change in FRC, L | −0.76 ± 0.44 | −0.51 ± 0.47 | 0.26 (−0.74 to 0.23) | NS |
| % Change in Tlcoc | 16.3 ± 20.3 | 2.0 ± 12.57 | 14.3 (−4.5 to 33.1) | NS |
| Change in SGRQ, points | −19.4 ± 17.6 | −7.3 ± 12.2 | 12.0 (−28.8 to 4.8) | NS |
| Change in 6MWD, m | 56.0 ± 45.6 | 32.3 ± 56.5 | 23.7 (33.3 to 80.7) | NS |
| Change in Tlim, s | 283 ± 86 | 40 ± 89 | 243 (−25.2 to 512) | NS |
| Change in EELV isotime, L | −0.82 ± 0.32 | −0.89 ± 0.21 | 0.08 (−0.77 to −0.93) | NS |