Table 1.

General characteristics.

	Respiratory with resistance exercise group (n=22)	Control group (n=22)	t/χ2	p
Age (years)	46.14±2.59*	44.45±2.54	0.882	0.383
Height (cm)	159.95±2.82	159.91±4.67	0.039	0.969
Weight (kg)	57.05±4.66	56.18±4.99	0.593	0.556
BMI (kg/m2)	22.24±1.58	21.96±1.55	0.595	0.555
Onset (months)	16.91±3.50	16.82±3.05	0.092	0.927

^*Mean±standard deviation;

BMI – body mass index.