Impacts of Respiratory Muscle Training on Respiratory Functions, Maximal Exercise Capacity, Functional Performance, and Quality of Life in School-Aged Children with Postoperative Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Table 1
Demographic data of the study children.
Variables
Study group ()
Control group ()
value
Age (years)
0.215
Gender, boys/girls (n)
11/9
13/7
0.518
Height (cm)
0.347
Weight (kg)
0.573
BMI (kg/m2)
0.799
Duration of hospitalization (days)
0.271
Medications, (%)
Low/moderate dose of inhaled corticosteroid
5 (25)
8 (40)
0.311
Long-acting β2-agonist + low/moderate dose of inhaled corticosteroid