Table 3 Respiratory movements in patients undergoing test with RMMI in the whole group and in men vs. women. Mean (SD), median [min-max]

All, n = 49

Men, n = 32

Women, n = 17

p-value

Tidal volume breathing

Upper thoracic

% pred

77.9 (44.2)***

66.6 [18.3–206.2]

75.0 (39.5)**

65.6 [23.6–109.4]

83.2 (52.9)

67.9 [18.3–206.2]

0.690

< 70% of pred

28 (57.1%)

19 (59.4%)

9 (52.9%)

0.765

Lower thoracic

% pred

85.4 (53.5)

71.5 [20.8–202.4]

82.0 (58.3)

62.4 [20.8–202.4]

91.8 (43.9)

85.6 [30.8–191.3]

0.193

< 70% of pred

24 (49.0%)

18 (56.2%)

6 (35.3%)

0.232

Abdominal

% pred

80.3 (70.5)***

70.5 [16.0–255.1]

83.9 (48.1)**

77.6 [23.0–255.1]

73.4 (37.7)*

66.7 [16.0–135.5]

0.737

< 70% of pred

23 (46.9%)

14 (43.8%)

9 (52.9%)

0.564

Upper thoracic/abd

%

110.4 (59.8)

97.7 [31.4–358.3]

100.1 (31.4)

88.4 31.4–224.0]

129.8 (75.0)

102.0 [31.8–358.3]

0.544

> 100% n (%)

23 (46.9%)

14 (43.8%)

9 (52.9%)

0.564

All, n = 45

Men, n = 29

Women, n = 16

p-value

Deep breathing

Upper thoracic

% pred

63.0 (56.4)***

42.2 [4.2–180.6]

58 7 (55.7)**

55.7 [5.0–154.3]

70.7 (58.6)

83.4 [4.2–180.6]

0.776

< 70% of pred

25 (56.8%)

18 (62.1%)

7 (43.7%)

0.192

Lower thoracic

% pred

69.4 (63.9)**

23.1 [4.3–205.6]

65.0 (66.0)*

22.2 [4.7–205.6]

77.4 (61.3)

102.3 [4.3–159.8]

0.393

< 70% of pred

24 (53.3%)

17 (58.6%)

7 (43.7%)

0.369

Abdominal

% pred

64.2 (54.2)***

29.2 [6.4–168.2]

61.9 (54.5)**

27.5 [6.4–168.2]

68.2 (55.2)

71.5 [7.8–148.6]

0.813

< 70% of pred

24 (53.3%)

17 (58.6%)

7 (43.7%)

0.369

Upper thoracic/Abd

%

108.7 (109.3)

82.1 [25.7–703.9]

106.3 (124.6)

75.0 [25.7–703.9]

113.1 (77.5)

89.0]27.8–314.6]

0.801

> 100%, n (%)

18 (40.0%)

12 (41.4%)

6 (35.3%)

0.999