Table 3.
Outcome measures in both the training and control groups. * p < 0.05 respect to T0 measured with paired-samples test.
| RMT Group (n = 10) |
CON Group (n = 9) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 | |
| MIP (cmH2O) |
50 (19–91) |
51 (17–94) |
61 * (30–112) |
56 (19–115) |
55 (16–111) |
55 (14–113) |
61 (16–124) |
63 (16–113) |
| MEP (cmH2O) |
64 (29–100) |
61 (26–112) |
82 * (55–128) |
84 * (39–136) |
71 (41–134) |
74 (45–132) |
72 (43–113) |
75 (40–113) |
| FEV1 (L) | 2.29 (1.20–3.47) |
2.23 (1.12–3.19) |
2.19 (1.12–3.28) |
2.23 (1.20–3.18) |
2.20 (1.46–2.89) |
2.14 (1.47–2.85) |
2.08 (1.40–1.74) |
2.08 (1.33–1.58) |
| FEV1% predicted |
80 (67–92) |
79 (66–90) |
76 (63–88) |
79 (66–92) |
82 (71–94) |
79 (67–90) |
78 (66–89) |
79 (67–91) |
| FVC (L) | 2.84 (1.73–4.39) |
2.81 (1.73–4.01) |
2.74 (1.73–4.06) |
2.79 (1.73–3.85) |
3.00 (1.99–4.52) |
2.81 (1.88–3.95) |
2.75 (1.77–3.92) |
2.75 (1.73–2.85) |
| FVC% predicted |
79 (69–90) |
79 (70–88) |
78 (70–86) |
79 (68–89) |
83 (73–93) |
81 (71–91) |
81 (63–96) |
80 (64–96) |
| MVV (L) | 68 (36–113) |
67 (33–111) |
68 (45–103) |
73 (46–127) |
79 (37–120) |
79 (38–122) |
82 (51–131) |
77 (49–120) |
| 6MWD (Meters) |
306 (162–449) |
296 (172–421) |
327 (229–425) |
- | 322 (266–379) |
297 (251–344) |
307 (268–344) |
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