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Table 2 Intra-group comparison of chest expansion, respiratory muscle strength, mini-BESTest score, and TIS in the experimental and control group

From: Efficacy of chest expansion resistance exercise on respiratory function, trunk control and dynamic balance in patients with chronic stroke: A Comparative study.

Variables

Experimental group (n = 17)

Control group (n = 17)

Pre

Post

p value

Pre

Post

p value

Chest expansion (in inches)

Axillary

0.76 (0.15)

0.9 (0.12)

0.003#

0.77 (0.13)

0.78 (0.14)

0.564

Nipple

0.91 (0.14)

1.11 (0.14)

0.001*

0.92 (0.18)

0.98 (0.2)

0.083

Xiphisternal

0.63 (0.13)

0.8 (0.16)

0.001*

0.60 (0.19)

0.62 (0.21)

0.083

Respiratory muscle strength (in cm H2O)

MIP

33.56 (6.38)

41.75 (7.34)

0.001*

35.75 (9.12)

35.87 (8.97)

0.480

MEP

45 (9.04)

60.31 (8.62)

0.001*

43.68 (9.51)

44.18 (9.15)

0.075

Balance

Mini-BESTest score

10.56 (3.14)

9.75 (2.20)

0.000*

10.43 (4.07)

17.18 (3.69)

0.001*

Trunk control

TIS score

10.06 (2.54)

17.31 (1.92)

0.000*

11.06 (2.79)

15.43 (1.82)

0.001*

  1. Values expressed as mean (standard deviation)
  2. *p < 0.001; significant differences between pre- and post-test in both the experimental and control group
  3. #p < 0.01; significant differences between pre- and post-test in both the experimental and control group