The Influence of Clinically Diagnosed Neuropathy on Respiratory Muscle Strength in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 5

Univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA, corrected for age, body mass index, and physical activity) on respiratory muscle strength and function.

	value; value	C ()	D− ()	D+ ()
PImax (cm H2O)		64.5 (28.83)	40.7 (25.22)	36.6 (23.71)^a
PEmax (cm H2O)		100.6 (29.58)	69.5 (29.97)^a	65.2 (31.20)^a
PEF (L/min)		471.2 (132.27)	330.9 (152.07)^a	314.5 (221.26)^a

Data were expressed as mean (SD); C: healthy controls; D−: T2DM without cdNP; D+: T2DM with cdNP; PI_max: Maximum Inspiratory Pressure; PE_max: Maximum Expiratory Pressure; PEF: Peak Expiratory Flow; ^a compared to C.