Table 4 Change in peak cough flow before and after short-term rehabilitation according to the level of injury, injury severity, and disease duration.

From: Improvement in Pulmonary Function with Short-term Rehabilitation Treatment in Spinal Cord Injury Patients

(N)

FVCsup (mL)

Initial

Follow up

Δ (%)

p

Intra group

Inter group

Total (104)

300.2 ± 145.4

385.6 ± 145.7

85.4 ± 82.9 (63.4)

<0.001**

 

Level of injury

Tetraplegia (65)

266.9 ± 136.8

355.2 ± 137.5

88.3 ± 78.9 (82.1)

<0.001**

0.003††

Paraplegia (39)

355.8 ± 144.0

436.2 ± 146.7

80.4 ± 90.0 (32.1)

<0.001**

Injury severity

Complete (21)

285.7 ± 140.0

366.7 ± 150.2

81.0 ± 69.0 (35.7)

<0.001**

0.653

Incomplete (83)

303.9 ± 147.4

390.4 ± 145.1

86.5 ± 86.4 (70.4)

<0.001**

Disease duration

Acute (14)

347.1 ± 136.1

388.6 ± 136.0

41.4 ± 53.9 (14.9)

<0.001**

0.004††

Subacute (45)

284.6 ± 150.0

398.0 ± 157.8

113.4 ± 94.8 (104.8)

<0.001**

Chronic (45)

301.3 ± 143.4

372.3 ± 137.9

70.9 ± 67.9 (37.0)

<0.001**

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation.
  2. **p < 0.01 by paired t test, ††p < 0.01 by Wilcoxon test.
  3. PCF, peak cough flow; %ΔPCF, percent change of peak cough flow; L/min, litre per minute.
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