Table 3. Efficacy data from the first to last session of IMT for each participant.
| Subject number | PImax, cmH2O (% predicted)a | FVC, litres (% predicted)b | PEFR, litres per second (% predicted)b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Last | First | Last | First | Last | |
| 1 | 44 (34.2) | 38 (29.6) | 1.96 (42.3) | 1.43 (30.9) | 3.54 (54.5) | 3.12 (48.0) |
| 2 | 30 (32.4) | 30 (32.4) | 1.63 (34.2) | 2.10 (44.0) | 1.87 (107.5) | 3.13 (179.9) |
| 3 | 63 (49.2) | 92 (71.9) | 2.40 (58.0) | 2.66 (64.3) | 2.68 (40.9) | 3.55 (54.1) |
| 4 | 73 (57.0) | 79 (61.7) | 2.38 (53.1) | 2.75 (61.2) | 4.40 (63.7) | 4.74 (66.0) |
| 5 | 56 (43.8) | 66 (51.6) | 3.38 (65.5) | 3.59 (69.6) | 5.51 (63.8) | 6.04 (70.0) |
| 6 | 40 (31.3) | 64 (50.0) | 2.37 (53.7) | 2.19 (49.7) | 4.28 (54.7) | 3.54 (45.2) |
| 7 | 109 (93.1) | 102 (87.1) | 3.08 (55.0) | 2.73 (49.1) | 2.54 (48.0) | 3.71 (70.3) |
| Means | 59.3 (48.7) | 67.3 (54.9) | 2.46 (51.7) | 2.49 (52.7) | 3.55 (61.9) | 3.98 (76.2) |
cmH2O = centimetres of water; FVC, forced vital capacity; PEFR, peak expiratory flow rate; PImax = maximal inspiratory pressure.
aPercentage predicted values based on those reported by Sclauser Pessoa et al.29
bPercentage predicted values calculated on-line (Dynamic MT) http://dynamicmt.com/dataform3.html30 and based on those reported by Langhammer et al.31