Table 2. Differences in average results in pre, post and last examination of respiratory muscles parameters in the EG and CG.
|
EG (n = 12) |
CG (n = 8) |
Mdn (IR) |
Z |
d |
Mdn (IR) |
Z |
d |
PImax % pre |
124.13 (52.80) |
2.401* |
1.451### |
147.46 (48.21) |
0.281 |
0.141 |
PImax % post |
167.47 (64.75) |
1.332 |
0.802## |
145.13 (43.22) |
1.962* |
0.982### |
PImax % last |
157.80 (64.73) |
2.583** |
1.563### |
171.22 (54.17) |
2.103* |
1.483### |
PEmax % pre |
99.48 (28.07) |
1.691 |
1.021### |
100.78 (30.34) |
0.561 |
0.281# |
PEmax % post |
110.86 (46.96) |
0.272 |
0.162 |
99.63 (37.40) |
2.102* |
1.052### |
PEmax % last |
108.13 (42.94) |
1.693 |
1.023### |
121.96 (48.30) |
1.823 |
1.293### |
PImax – maximal inspiratory mouth pressure; PEmax – maximal expiratory mouth pressure; % – percentage of predicted value; Mdn – median; IR – interquartile range; 1 difference between pre and post examination; 2 differences between post and last examination; 3 difference between pre and last examination; Z – Wilcoxon pair test; d – Cohen’s coefficient of effect size;* p < 0.05# small effect## moderate effect### large effect.