SP3

(n = 4)

SP4

(n = 6)

SP5

(n = 4)

F

p-value

VO₂ threshold (l/min)

1.5 ± 0.2

1.6 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.1

F = 6.000

0.046

VO₂ threshold (ml/kg/min)

26.5 ± 1.3

27.4 ± 1.7

28.7 ± 1.2

F = 2.273

0.131

VO₂ threshold (%)

56.2 ± 2.6

56.6 ± 2.6

59.5 ± 3.1

S₀ = 0.011

0.097

HR threshold (b/min)

143.1 ± 4.5

145.6 ± 4.0

153.6 ± 6.0

F = 5.496

0.048

VO₂ max threshold (l/min)

2.60 ± 0.15

2.90 ± 0.14

3.00 ± 0.12

F = 9.000

0.041

VO₂ max threshold (ml/kg/min)

50.2 ± 1.5

51.2 ± 1.4

51.4 ± 1.5

F = 0.857

0.163

FVC (l)

2.23 ± 0.13

2.61 ± 0.20

3.17 ± 0.15

F = 30.000

0.024

VEMS (l)

1.9 ± 0.4

2.0 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 0.7

F = 0.474

0.205

VEMS/FVC (%)

60.80 ± 6.14

63.10 ± 6.42

76.60 ± 5.15

S₀ = 0.274

0.084

RF (C/min)

30.3 ± 0.5

28.1 ± 1.3

27.2 ± 0.2

F = 12.625

0.033