Table 2. Cardiorespiratory response to IMT sessions for each participant.a.
| Subject number | Respiratory rate | Heart rate (beats per minute) | SpO2 (%) | Blood pressure (mmHg) | Rate of perceived exertion | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-IMT | Immed post-IMT | 5′ post-IMT | Pre-IMT | Immed post-IMT | 5′ post-IMT | Pre-IMT | Immed post-IMT | 5′ post- | Pre-IMT | Immed post-IMT | 5′ post-IMT | Pre-IMT | Immed post-IMT | 5′ post-IMT | |
| 1 | 18.0 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 71.3 | 70.3 | 69.7 | 99.7 | 99.3 | 99.7 | 115.7/50.7 | 110.3/49.0 | 111.7/51.7 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 17.0 | 19.1 | 17.0 | 53.7 | 51.1 | 51.3 | 96.9 | 97.7 | 96.4 | 111.0/64.4 | 104.3/62.3 | 107.6/63.6 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
| 3 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 79.9 | 83.8 | 81.5 | 99.1 | 99.3 | 98.8 | 109.6/67.6 | 104.5/62.0 | 107.0/63.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
| 4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 64.7 | 65.2 | 62.6 | 96.9 | 96.4 | 96.5 | 111.3/62.2 | 113.5/66.8 | 115.3/66.1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 16.7 | 95.0 | 96.9 | 93.1 | 100.0 | 99.7 | 99.9 | 109.7/58.0 | 111.4/60.0 | 111.3/60.6 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| 6 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 60.9 | 60.5 | 57.7 | 98.6 | 98.8 | 98.0 | 103.2/56.0 | 105.1/59.1 | 107.6/61.2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| 7 | 16.8 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 56.3 | 53.8 | 55.3 | 96.8 | 98.0 | 97.5 | 100.3/57.3 | 104.0/62.3 | 104.0/57.8 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 7.8 |
aData are reported as mean values for each participant across their IMT sessions.
5′ = five minutes; immed, immediately; IMT, inspiratory muscle training; mmHg = millimetres of mercury; SpO2 = percutaneous oxygen saturation.