Table 3.
Comparison of the rate of change between LoFlo + HiEx, HiFlo + HiEx, LoFlo + LoEx, and HiFlo + LoEx groups.
| LoFlo + HiEx Group (n = 19) |
HiFlo + HiEx Group (n = 30) |
LoFlo + LoEx Group (n = 24) |
HiFlo + LoEx Group (n = 16) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %MEP | 14.8 ± 17.9 | 14.7 ± 24.8 | 59.5 ± 78.4 | 35.9 ± 48.5 | § |
| %MIP | 9.0 ± 44.9 | 11.2 ± 29.9 | 33.9 ± 62.3 | 26.2 ± 39.1 | |
| %IBW | −0.2 ± 2.2 | −1.8 ± 6.9 | −0.5 ± 4.5 | 4.3 ± 19.2 | |
| mMRC | −32.0 ± 40.7 | −16.7 ± 42.2 | −4.2 ± 29.3 | −17.8 ± 23.1 | |
| GP | 2.1 ± 13.3 | 4.4 ± 17.2 | 7.8 ± 23.2 | 1.9 ± 8.9 | |
| %KE | −1.1 ± 16.9 | 18.8 ± 29.4 | 22.4 ± 33.4 | 1.6 ± 13.9 | † |
| MGS | 11.1 ± 16.5 | 3.9 ± 9.3 | 24.9 ± 47.1 | 15.9 ± 15.7 | |
| TUG | −5.9 ± 10.9 | −6.8 ± 9.2 | −9.2 ± 26.9 | −11.5 ± 9.5 | |
| CS-30 | 6.6 ± 18.9 | 12.1 ± 18.3 | 8.7 ± 11.5 | 13.8 ± 12.2 | |
| 6MWD | 7.7 ± 16.2 | 8.0 ± 8.6 | 31.0 ± 47.1 | 27.6 ± 31.2 | § |
| ISWD | 7.3 ± 14.4 | 4.2 ± 13.7 | 20.9 ± 27.3 | 23.1 ± 30.8 | # |
| NRADL | −0.2 ± 15.4 | 2.7 ± 6.2 | 8.6 ± 22.7 | 1.0 ± 27.8 | |
| SGRQ | 0.5 ± 33.2 | −17.7 ± 34.6 | −2.8 ± 20.7 | −20.2 ± 24.9 |
Values are mean ± SD. †: LoFlo + HiEx vs. LoFlo + LoEx, p < 0.05. #: HiFlo + HiEx vs. HiFlo + LoEx, p < 0.05. §: HiFlo + HiEx vs. LoFlo + LoEx, p < 0.05. %IBW, body weight divided by standard body weight; %KE, ratio of knee extension strength to body weight; %MEP, ratio of maximal expiratory pressure to body weight; %MIP, ratio of maximal inspiratory pressure to body weight; 6MWD, six-minute walking distance; CS-30, 30-s chair stand times; GP, grip power; ISWD, incremental shuttle walking distance; MGS, maximum gait speed; mMRC, modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale; NRADL, Nagasaki University Respiratory ADL questionnaire; SGRQ, St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire; TUG, timed up and go time.