Pulmonary Function after Weight Loss in Obese Women Undergoing Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: One-Year Followup

Table 3

Values of respiratory muscle strength—MIP and MEP.

Variable	Preoperative	Postoperative (1 year)	%Δ	𝑃
MIP cm H2O	78.75 ± 20.07	69.17 ± 18.86	−12.17	0.0183
% MIP	88.35 ± 23.61	77.45 ± 19.88	−12.33
MEP cm H2O	92.08 ± 22.06	82.71 ± 18.71	−10.18	0.0078
% MEP	103.10 ± 27.98	93.77 ± 24.36	−9.05

MIP: maximal inspiratory pressure; MEP: maximal expiratory pressure.