Elastic Tubing Resistance Training and Autonomic Modulation in Subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Table 1

Sample description regarding the gender, age, anthropometry, and spirometry.

Descriptive	Elastic tubing; ()	Conventional training; ()
Gender (masculine^†/feminine), (%)	13 (65,00); 7 (35,00)	13 (68,42); 6 (31,58)	0,821
Body mass (kg)	67,70 ± 12,37; 67,00 (19,35)	73,28 ± 13,07; 75,60 (22,40)	0,179
Height (m^2)	1,63 ± 0,10; 1,66 (0,14)	1,64 ± 0,08; 1,67 (0,09)	0,771
BMI (kg/m^2)	25,53 ± 3,53; 25,13 (7,09)	27,09 ± 4,29; 26,47 (7,15)	0,224
FEV1/FVC	50,29 ± 10,96; 50,2 (18,23)	55,05 ± 9,56; 54,60 (16,10)	0,158
FEV1 (L)	1,22 ± 0,50; 1,14 (0,42)	1,35 ± 0,40; 1,30 (0,68)	0,158
FEV1 (%)	48,72 ± 16,97; 41,45 (24,71)	50,63 ± 12,27; 52,34 (16,71)	0,478
FVC (L)	2,47 ± 0,86; 2,18 (1,29)	2,44 ± 0,65; 2,41 (0,88)	0,728
FVC (%)	73,80 ± 20,92; 69,97 (35,10)	72,60 ± 16,49; 70,17 (16,96)	0,844

Kg: kilograms; m: meters; BMI: body mass index; FEV₁: forced expiratory volume in the first second; FVC: forced vital capacity; %: percentage; L: liters. Data are presented in mean, standard deviation, median, and interquartile interval. Statistics were performed using -test for nonpaired data or Mann–Whitney test. ^†Chi-square.