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. 2019 Dec 5;14:2787–2798. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S225694

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Responses and follow-up data after 12 weeks of acupuncture treatment at maximum exercise in (A) incremental exercise testing (IET): 1) peak oxygen uptake and 2) peak minute ventilation. (B) Constant work rate exercise testing (CWRET): 1) endurance time, 2) oxygen uptake at terminated exercise, 3) DF_O2 at terminated exercise, 4) Borg scale at isotime. Data are expressed as the mean ± standard error. _O2: oxygen uptake; _E: minute ventilation; DF_O2: inspired oxygen concentration (Fi_O2) - expired oxygen concentration (Fe_O2); p-values: time course effect of 12-week acupuncture treatment by one-way repeated measures analysis of variance; *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001: pre-treatment vs 12 weeks, paired t-test.

Inline graphic — Responses and follow-up data after 12 weeks of acupuncture treatment at maximum exercise in (A) incremental exercise testing (IET): 1) peak oxygen uptake and 2) peak minute ventilation. (B) Constant work rate exercise testing (CWRET): 1) endurance time, 2) oxygen uptake at terminated exercise, 3) DF_O2 at terminated exercise, 4) Borg scale at isotime. Data are expressed as the mean ± standard error. _O2: oxygen uptake; _E: minute ventilation; DF_O2: inspired oxygen concentration (Fi_O2) - expired oxygen concentration (Fe_O2); p-values: time course effect of 12-week acupuncture treatment by one-way repeated measures analysis of variance; *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001: pre-treatment vs 12 weeks, paired t-test.