Table 2.
Spirometry data of patients before and after the standard intervention of body mass reduction (CTRL) and the standard intervention combined with RMET
| RMET group (n = 8) | CTRL group (n = 8) | P Interaction | P Group | P time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRE | POST | PRE | POST | ||||
| FVC, L | 5.1 ± 0.7 | 5.6 ± 0.7a | 4.4 ± 0.8 | 4.8 ± 0.6 | 0.67 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| FVC, % predicted | 97.8 ± 12.8 | 106.2 ± 9.2 | 93.4 ± 15 | 101 ± 17.7 | 0.89 | 0.50 | 0.03 |
| FEV1, L | 4.3 ± 0.7 | 4.8 ± 0.7 | 3.8 ± 0.6 | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.10 |
| FEV1, % predicted | 96.5 ± 16.4 | 106.9 ± 13 | 94.1 ± 10.5 | 95.8 ± 6.5 | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.10 |
| FEV1/FVC, % | 83.7 ± 4.8 | 85.5 ± 4.3 | 87 ± 6.7 | 82.6 ± 9.9 | 0.08 | 0.95 | 0.44 |
| FEF25–75% | 4.5 ± 0.4 | 5.3 ± 1.1 | 4.2 ± 0.8 | 4 ± 1 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.25 |
| FEF25–75%, % predicted | 92.4 ± 9 | 108.3 ± 23 | 92.4 ± 10.2 | 89.1 ± 16.4 | 0.01 | 0.23 | 0.26 |
| PEF, L/sec | 7 ± 1.2 | 8.5 ± 1.8 | 6.6 ± 0.4 | 7.3 ± 0.9 | 0.49 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| PEF, % predicted | 74.5 ± 15.9 | 91.2 ± 16.1 | 78.7 ± 2.3 | 86.9 ± 8.5 | 0.47 | 0.99 | 0.05 |
FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 sec; FEF25–75%, forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of FVC; RMET, respiratory muscle endurance training; PEF, peak expiratory flow. Values are expressed as mean±SD.
a
P < 0.05; Bonferroni post‐hoc test to locate the statistically significant differences within groups.