Table 4.

FP derived parameters during initial baseline measurements, showing mean and SD for EA and non-EA horses and the p-value comparing the groups.

	EA mean ± SD	Non-EA mean ± SD	P-value	Coefficient of variation median (range)
Delta flow (L/s)	1.19 ± 0.64	1.75 ± 1.04	0.174	0.52 (0.27–38.64)
Theta (degree)	9.85 ± 4.46	11.77 ± 7.10	0.488	0.91 (0.55–4.63)
Respiratory rate (breaths/min)	12.25 ± 3.11	8.48 ± 1.18	0.001	0.11 (0.04–6.99)
Tidal volume (L)	6.17 ± 1.24	7.53 ± 0.94	0.039	0.15 (0.05–1.25)
Minute ventilation (L)	72.63 ± 18.33	63.39 ± 9.33	0.302	0.14 (0.06–11.74)
Peak inspiratory flow (L/s)	4.75 ± 0.79	4.69 ± 0.65	0.888	0.14 (0.06–0.51)
Peak expiratory flow (L/s)	6.38 ± 1.79	7.06 ± 1.80	0.479	0.16 (0.05–2.05)
Inspiratory time (s)	2.22 ± 0.49	3.15 ± 0.47	0.002	0.14 (0.04–0.71)
Expiratory time (s)	3.08 ± 0.77	4.02 ± 0.90	0.038	0.12 (0.06–2.04)

The coefficient of variation is also included for each parameter.