Table 2. Pearson’s correlation coefficients for the relation between total lung capacity (TLC) and parameters of body composition and inspiratory muscle strength.

	TLCCorrelation	p-value
BMI (kg/m2)	-0.27	7.00 x 10−3 **
FFMI (%norm)	-0.05	7.13 x 10−1
PImax (%pred.)	0.38	2.04 x 10−4 ***
FIV1 (%pred.)	0.87	1.97 x 10−30 ***

BMI, body mass index; FFMI, fat-free mass index; FIV1: forced inspiratory volume in 1 second; PImax: static inspiratory mouth pressure.

** p < 0.01,

*** p < 0.001.