Table 4 Spirometry parameters, ventilatory sensitivity and Vo peak pre- and post-training. Values are means (±SD).
| Parameter |
Group |
Pre-training |
Post-training |
| VC (l) |
E |
5.53 (1.16) |
5.88 (.96) † * |
| C |
5.95 (.40) |
6.03 (.32) |
| FEV1.0 (l) |
E |
4.52 (.57) |
4.54 (.67) |
| C |
4.98 (.55) |
4.74 (.46) |
| Ventilatory sensitivity (lâ‹…min-1â‹…kPa-1) |
E |
31.46 (21.56) |
18.16 (13.23) † * |
| C |
38.34 (28.22) |
29.00 (10.50) |
| VO2 peak (mlâ‹…kg-1â‹…min-1) |
E |
42.2 (4.3) |
41.0 (3.0) |
| C |
42.3 (4.9) |
47.4 (5.7) † † * |
VC, vital capacity; FEV1.0, forced expiratory volume in one second; VO peak, peak oxygen uptake. Significant training effect (paired T test):† p < 0.05 and† † p < 0.01. Significant differences between groups after the training (ANCOVA):* p < 0.05.
