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. 2019 May 29;10:680. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00680

Table 2.

Summary of Passing-Bablok comparisons of the ventilatory variables measured with the pneumotachograph (PNT) and the non-contact vibrometer using airborne ultrasound (SONAR) during synchronous recordings of the two datasets (PNT-SONAR condition, FRONT recordings).

SONAR-PNT condition FRONT BF (breath min-1) TT S TI S TE S VT/displacement L cm
Intercept A 0.12 -0.04 0.30 0.30 -9.63
95% CI (-0.53 to 0.14) (-0.17 to 0.03) (-0.44 to 0.97) (-0.41 to 1.09)
Slope B 1.01 1.01 1.05 0.78 18.86
95% CI (0.99–1.04) (0.99–1.04) (0.56–1.46) (0.55–1.06)
p-Value p = 0.78 p = 0.42 p = 0.42 p = 0.99 p = 0.97

SONAR-PNT condition FRONT CV BF CV TT CV TI CV TE CV VT/CV displacement

Intercept A 0 0 0.01 0.01 0.12
95% CI (-0.01 to 0.03) (-0.01 to 0.01) (-0.06 to 0.08) (-0.05 to 0.04) (0.01–0.17)
Slope B 1 1 1 1 0.4
95% CI (0.75–1.13) (0.88–1.14) (0.50–1.67) (0.78–1.44) (0.00–1.00)
p-Value p = 0.98 p = 0.74 p = 0.72 p = 0.45 p = 0.26

BF, breathing frequency; TT, breathing cycle period; TI, inspiratory time; TE, expiratory time; VT, tidal volume; s, second; L, liter; CV, coefficient of variation.