Table 3 Breathing pattern before and after respiratory muscle training
| Â | Sham training (n=23) | IMT (n=23) | CTSC (n=23) | CTDC (n=23) | P 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RR(breaths/min) | |||||
 Pre-test | 20.3 (18.6 to 21.9) | 20.3 (18.7 to 22) | 20.7 (19 to 22.3) | 20.0 (18.3 to 21.6) |  |
 Post-test | 20.1 (18.6 to 21.6) | 20.1 (18.6 to 21.6) | 18.7 (17.1 to 20.2) | 19.8 (18.3 to 21.3) | P2=0.949 |
 P1 | 0.584 | 0.275 | <0.01 | 0.466 |  |
Ti(S) | |||||
 Pre-test | 1.489 (1.353 to 1.624) | 1.481 (1.346 to 1.617) | 1.435 (1.299 to 1.570) | 1.501 (1.366 to 1.637) |  |
 Post-test | 1.486 (1.354 to 1.617) | 1.435 (1.303 to 1.566) | 1.388 (1.257 to 1.520) | 1.457 (1.325 to 1.588) | P2=0.851 |
 P1 | 0.691 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |  |
Te(S) | |||||
 Pre-test | 1.751 (1.521 to 1.980) | 1.719 (1.489 to 1.948) | 1.687 (1.457 to 1.916) | 1.661 (1.431 to 1.890) |  |
 Post-test | 1.755 (1.527 to 1.984) | 1.757 (1.528 to 1.985) | 1.752 (1.524 to 1.981) | 1.723 (1.495 to 1.952) | P2=0.989 |
 P1 | 0.571 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |  |
Ti/Ttot | |||||
 Pre-test | 0.466 (0.434 to 0.497) | 0.474 (0.442 to 0.506) | 0.476 (0.444 to 0.508) | 0.488 (0.456 to 0.520) |  |
 Post-test | 0.466 (0.435 to 0.496) | 0.460 (0.430 to 0.490) | 0.457 (0.427 to 0.488) | 0.470 (0.439 to 0.500) | P2=0.922 |
 P1 | 0.886 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |  |
Vt(L) | |||||
 Pre-test | 0.469 (0.447 to 0.491) | 0.467 (0.444 to 0.489) | 0.463 (0.441 to 0.485) | 0.479 (0.457 to 0.501) |  |
 Post-test | 0.465 (0.444 to 0.485) | 0.471 (0.450 to 0.492) | 0.462 (0.441 to 0.482) | 0.477 (0.457 to 0.498) | P2=0.762 |
 P1 | 0.127 | 0.127 | 0.645 | 0.539 |  |
IC(L) | |||||
 Pre-test | 1.613 (1.461 to 1.766) | 1.568 (1.416 to 1.720) | 1.541 (1.389 to 1.693) | 1.665 (1.513 to 1.818) |  |
 Post-test | 1.600 (1.456 to 1.744) | 1.575 (1.431 to 1.720) | 1.537 (1.393 to 1.682) | 1.652 (1.508 to 1.796) | P2=0.909 |
 P1 | 0.068 | 0.313 | 0.634 | 0.077 |  |