Table 6 Effects of the training intervention on lung function in COPD (n = 20) and Healthy (n = 58), assessed as changes from baseline to after completion of the study (per study cluster) and as differential changes between study clusters
From: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease does not impair responses to resistance training
| Â | COPD | Healthy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Post RT | Time effect p < 0.05) | Baseline | Post RT | Time effect (p < 0.05) | ∆ COPD vs ∆ healthy (p-value) | |
FVC (L) | 3.3 ± 0.9 | 3.2 ± 0.9 | No | 3.6 ± 0.9 | 3.5 ± 0.8 | Yes↓ | 0.189 |
FEV1 (L . sec−1) | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 1.5 ± 0.4 | No | 2.7 ± 0.7 | 2.7 ± 0.6 | Yes↓ | 0.243 |
FEV1 (% predicted) | 56 ± 11 | 58 ± 13 | No | 103 ± 16 | 103 ± 16 | No | 0.138 |
FEV1/FVC (%) | 47 ± 8 | 48 ± 10 | No | 75 ± 6 | 76 ± 6 | No | 0.714 |
PEF (L . sec−1) | 5.0 ± 1.6 | 5.1 ± 1.6 | No | 7.8 ± 2.1 | 7.6 ± 2.2 | No | 0.238 |