Long-Term Respiratory Muscle Endurance Training in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis: First Results after Four Months of Training

Table 1

Characterization of patients participating in respiratory endurance training.

Patient	Gender	Age (y)	BMI (kg/cm^2)	MG degree		Diagn. (y)	Medication
				MGFA	OO		ChEI (mg/d)	IT (mg/d)
1	F	43	29.3	IIa	2	2	180
2	M	62	27.4	IIa	2	9	420	100
3	F	33	19.4	IIb	3	11	240
4	M	66	32.4	IIa	2	9		100
5	M	75	25.9	IIa	2	4	300
6	F	54	23.9	IIa	2	15	105
7	F	63	30.7	IIa	2	39	240
8	M	68	26.4	IIa	1	2		150
9	F	73	26.6	IIa	2	2	420
10	M	67	30.5	IIa	2	2	310

M: male; F: female; BMI: body mass index; MG degree: degree of myasthenia gravis according to classifications of MGFA (Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America [17]) and OO (Oosterhuis [1]); Diagn.: years since MG diagnosis; ChEI: cholinesterase inhibitors; IT: immunotherapy with azathioprine.