Table 1.
Variables | Experienced Group |
Novices Group |
F | Sig. (ANCOVA) p value | Partial Eta Squared | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre | Post | p value | Pre | Post | p value | ||||
SVC | 2.61 ± 0.6 | 3.04 ± 0.4 | 0.017a | 3.02 ± 0.3 | 2.56 ± 0.3 | 0.027a | 5.699 | 0.033x | 0.305 |
ERV | 0.87 ± 0.2 | 0.97 ± 0.5 | 0.588 | 0.86 ± 0.1 | 0.57 ± 0.4 | 0.044a | 5.029 | 0.043x | 0.279 |
IRV | 0.91 ± 0.4 | 0.87 ± 0.4 | 0.679 | 0.93 ± 0.3 | 0.93 ± 0.5 | 0.996 | 2.029 | 0.178 | 0.135 |
FVC | 2.61 ± 0.5 | 2.71 ± 0.5 | 0.533 | 2.71 ± 0.5 | 2.47 ± 0.7 | 0.208 | 1.042 | 0.326 | 0.074 |
PEF | 6.63 ± 1.9 | 6.64 ± 1.6 | 0.990 | 7.62 ± 1.4 | 6.98 ± 1.8 | 0.170 | 0.172 | 0.685 | 0.013 |
FIVC | 2.52 ± 0.5 | 2.58 ± 0.5 | 0.579 | 2.81 ± 0.3 | 2.65 ± 0.3 | 0.116 | 0.390 | 0.543 | 0.029 |
FIV1 | 2.36 ± 0.4 | 2.49 ± 0.5 | 0.021a | 2.75 ± 0.4 | 2.55 ± 0.3 | 0.131 | 1.268 | 0.280 | 0.089 |
PIF | 4.10 ± 1.4 | 4.34 ± 1.2 | 0.561 | 4.83 ± 1.2 | 4.44 ± 1.4 | 0.075 | 1.163 | 0.300 | 0.082 |
RR | 15.28 ± 4.3 | 10.69 ± 2.7 | 0.01b | 16.36 ± 5.0 | 13.44 ± 2.3 | 0.032a | 3.244 | 0.095 | 0.200 |
TV | 0.82 ± 0.1 | 0.99 ± 0.4 | 0.179 | 0.72 ± 0.1 | 0.87 ± 0.4 | 0.264 | 0.041 | 0.843 | 0.003 |
Levels of significance as understood from within group comparison using paired t test: a p ≤ 0.05; b p ≤ 0.01; c p ≤ 0.001.
Levels of significance as understood from between group comparison using Analysis of Covariance adjusted for Gender and baseline differences: x p ≤ 0.05; y p ≤ 0.01; z p ≤ 0.001.
SVC – Slow Vital Capacity; ERV – Expiratory Reserve Volume; IRV – Inspiratory Reserve Volume; FVC – Forced Vital Capacity; PEF – Peak Expiratory Flow; FIVC – Forced Inspiratory Vital Capacity; FIV1 – Forced Inspiratory Volume in 1st Second; PIF – Peak Inspiratory Flow; RR – Respiratory Rate; TV – Tidal Volume.