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)
FEV
1.0
(l)
E
4.52 (.57)
4.54 (.67)
C
4.98 (.55)
4.74 (.46)
Ventilatory sensitivity (lâ‹…min
-1
â‹…kPa
-1
)
E
31.46 (21.56)
18.16 (13.23)
†
*
C
38.34 (28.22)
29.00 (10.50)
VO
2
peak (mlâ‹…kg
-1
â‹…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.