Table 5.
Diaphragmatic excursion according to BMI.
| BMI in groups | Right hemidiaphragm | Left hemidiaphragm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiet breathing | Deep breathing | Sniffing | Quiet breathing | Deep breathing | Sniffing | |
| <18.5 (n=11) | 2.12±0.50 | 6.47±0.73 | 2.98±0.37 | 1.90±0.62 | 6.13±0.66 | 2.67±0.29 |
| >18.5-24.9 (n=183) | 2.26±0.56 | 5.73±1.08 | 2.89±0.60 | 2.24±0.60 | 5.44±1.10 | 2.94±0.56 |
| 25-29.9 (n=302) | 2.33±0.54 | 5.62±1.24 | 2.94±0.61 | 2.33±0.54 | 5.34±1.21 | 2.99±0.57 |
| ≥30 (n=261) | 2.35±0.52 | 5.28±1.36 | 2.85±0.67 | 2.45±0.48 | 5.12±1.28 | 3.00±0.55 |
| p | 0.089 | ≤0.001 | 0.55 | ≤0.001 | 0.005 | 0.056 |