Table 2 Effects of respiratory muscle training on the IMT, CTSC, CTDC, and sham training

Δ BMI (kg/m²)

-0.084±0.489

-0.456±0.727

-0.145±0.534

-0.254±0.611

1.540

0.210

Δ FFMI (kg/m²)

-0.182±0.400

-0.231±0.537

0.128±0.913

-0.070±0.664

1.371

0.257

ΔPImax(cmH₂O)

2.150±4.30

9.830±6.857^a

8.722±6.052^a

8.130±6.548^a

7.347

<0.001

ΔPEmax (cmH₂O)

2.160±5.107

4.544±4.119

8.844±8.155^a,b

8.313±6.635^a,b

5.710

0.001

Δ mMRC

0.130±0.548

-0.304±0.559^a

-0.261±0.449^a

-0.217±0.422 ^a

3.558

0.018

Δ FVC(L)

-0.013±0.098

-0.011±0.175

0.007±0.138

-0.059±0.158

0.706

0.551

Δ FEV₁(L)

-0.005±0.081

-0.020±0.109

0.020±0.120

-0.030±0.086

0.561

0.642

ΔFEV₁%pred (%)

-0.261±3.427

-0.826±4.549

-0.174±5.789

-2.030±5.358

0.688

0.562

Δ FEV1/FVC

-0.002±0.034

-0.001±0.034

0.014±0.049

0.002±0.017

0.940

0.425

Δ 6MWD(m)

8.478±20.784

24.174±18.364

19.087±26.787

19.739±12.941

2.175

0.097

Δ CAT

0.304±2.098

-2.304±2.787^a

-1.435±1.903^a

-1.739±1.484^a

6.575

0.0005

Δ SGRQ

-0.174±2.103

-3.087±2.429^a

-2.565±1.927^a

-2.261±1.322^a

9.124

<0.001

Δ HADS

-0.174±1.370

-0.609±1.559

-0.652±1.849

-0.130±1.714

0.692

0.559

Δ BODE

-0.174±0.778

-0.478±1.163

-0.348±1.434

-0.174±1.230

0.472

0.703