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Table 4 Changes in respiratory functions and respiratory muscle strength following the treadmill walking in both trials

From: Treadmill walking in water induces greater respiratory muscle fatigue than treadmill walking on land in healthy young men

Rate of change (%)

Land trial

Water trial

0 min

5 min

10 min

15 min

0 min

5 min

10 min

15 min

TV

32.1 ± 42.8

14.1 ± 39.9

−0.8 ± 14.1

12.1 ± 35.2

20.2 ± 46.5

40.3 ± 72.6

6.1 ± 35.8

3.4 ± 27.6

IRV

−20.3 ± 16.2

−14.6 ± 19.4

4.2 ± 15.7

−8.8 ± 21.1

−0.3 ± 33.7

6.4 ± 25.5

5.6 ± 31.1

8.9 ± 30.6

IC

−5.8 ± 8.6

−6.8 ± 7.6

2.1 ± 9.7

−1.8 ± 9.5

7.6 ± 15.3

6.8 ± 15.6

−0.4 ± 11.9

3.6 ± 17.7

ERV

3.4 ± 15.2

4.1 ± 14.5

−6.9 ± 14.6

−3.3 ± 12.5

−5.6 ± 8.1

−9.2 ± 12.6

−3.8 ± 12.9

−8.9 ± 18.2

VC

−2.1 ± 2.5

−2.8 ± 6.1

−1.1 ± 3.6

−2.9 ± 5.2

−0.2 ± 8.3

−1.5 ± 5.9

−3.1 ± 4.2

−1.5 ± 7.3

FVC

−1.2 ± 10.6

−0.1 ± 8.9

0.8 ± 9.1

0.8 ± 9.7

−3.1 ± 5.2

−1.9 ± 5.1

−1.8 ± 5.1

−2.2 ± 5.5

FEV1.0

1.6 ± 4.4

2.9 ± 2.6

3.2 ± 3.8

2.8 ± 3.9

−1.3 ± 5.8*a

−0.2 ± 3.9

0.2 ± 4.3

−3.6 ± 9.7

PImax

−4.2 ± 2.3

−1.1 ± 3.9

1.0 ± 3.3

0.3 ± 2.6

−12.7 ± 7.3*a

−5.3 ± 5.5

−2.9 ± 5.0

−2.2 ± 5.9

PEmax

−2.3 ± 5.3

−0.7 ± 5.2

1.1 ± 4.7

0.9 ± 5.5

−8.2 ± 3.6*a

−6.9 ± 3.4*a

−3.6 ± 2.9

−0.1 ± 4.4

  1. Data are mean ± SD. The abbreviations are as Table 2
  2. * p < 0.05 vs. baseline, a p < 0.05 vs. land trial