Table 5.
Comparison between forced vital capacity in the supine position and forced vital capacity in the sitting position before and after short-term rehabilitation according to the level of injury, injury severity, and disease duration.
| (N) | Initial | Follow up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FVCsup (mL) | FVCsit (mL) | p | FVCsup (mL) | FVCsit (mL) | p | |
| Total (104) | 2673.0 ± 879.8 | 2468.9 ± 922.2 | <0.001** | 3209.0 ± 883.0 | 3028.9 ± 930.8 | <0.001** |
| Level of injury | ||||||
| Tetraplegia (65) | 2474.9 ± 758.7 | 2226.5 ± 784.1 | <0.001** | 3112.3 ± 860.5 | 2888.5 ± 887.1 | 0.001** |
| Paraplegia (39) | 3003.1 ± 974.5 | 2872.8 ± 1000.9 | 0.001** | 3370.3 ± 907.6 | 3262.8 ± 965.8 | 0.002** |
| Injury severity | ||||||
| Complete (21) | 2649.1 ± 1024.0 | 2429.5 ± 1003.1 | <0.001** | 3018.1 ± 1037.0 | 2844.8 ± 1021.2 | <0.001** |
| Incomplete (83) | 2679.0 ± 846.4 | 2478.8 ± 906.8 | 0.011* | 3257.4 ± 839.9 | 3075.4 ± 907.2 | <0.001** |
| Disease duration | ||||||
| Acute (14) | 2705.0 ± 964.1 | 2687.1 ± 1017.8 | 0.747 | 3095.7 ± 1081.5 | 3005.7 ± 1139.4 | 0.119 |
| Subacute (45) | 2634.9 ± 944.8 | 2385.1 ± 999.1 | <0.001** | 3365.3 ± 877.0 | 3165.8 ± 940.1 | <0.001** |
| Chronic (45) | 2701.1 ± 801.3 | 2484.7 ± 814.8 | <0.001** | 3088.0 ± 816.3 | 2899.1 ± 851.0 | <0.001** |
Values are mean ± standard deviation.
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 by paired t test.
FVC, forced vital capacity; FVCsup, FVC in supine position; FVCsit, FVC in sitting position.