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Table 3.

Comparison between patients and controls as regards diaphragmatic thickness and excursion

	Mean ± SD (mm)		t*	*p value*
Right diaphragmatic thickness	Patients (n = 130)	4.025 ± 1.519	0.147	0.884
Right diaphragmatic thickness	Controls (n = 100)	4.08 ± 1.429	0.147	0.884
Right diaphragmatic excursion	Patients (n = 130)	19.469 ± 9.984	3.241	0.002**
Right diaphragmatic excursion	Controls (n = 100)	29.6 ± 14.131	3.241	0.002**
Left diaphragmatic thickness	Patients (n = 130)	4.141 ± 1.596	0.955	0.344
Left diaphragmatic thickness	Controls (n = 100)	3.8 ± 1.195	0.955	0.344
Left diaphragmatic excursion	Patients (n = 130)	18.5 ± 10.131	2.408	0.019**
Left diaphragmatic excursion	Controls (n = 100)	25.6 ± 12.827	2.408	0.019**

*t Students’ t test; **Statistically significant p value less than 0.05