Changes in inspiratory capacity at rest and during exercise in expiratory flow limitation (EFL) and non-EFL (NFL) patients
| NFL patients | EFL patients | p-value# | |
| Subjects n | 7 | 13 | |
| Inspiratory capacity L | |||
| Rest | 2.53±1.03 | 2.40±0.62 | ns |
| 33% WRmax | 2.66±1.10 | 2.22±1.10 | ns |
| 66% WRmax | 2.84±1.15 | 2.07±0.51 | 0.05 |
| 90% WRmax | 2.77±1.13 | 1.94±0.45 | 0.03 |
| p-value¶ | ns | <0.001 |
Data are presented as mean±sd
WRmax: maximal work-rate. ns: nonsignificant
#: unpaired t-test
¶: one-way repeated-measures analysis of variance