Table 5 Comparison between forced vital capacity in the supine position and forced vital capacity in the sitting position 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)

Initial

Follow up

FVCsup (mL)

FVCsit (mL)

p

FVCsup (mL)

FVCsit (mL)

p

Total (104)

2673.0 ± 879.8

2468.9 ± 922.2

<0.001**

3209.0 ± 883.0

3028.9 ± 930.8

<0.001**

Level of injury

Tetraplegia (65)

2474.9 ± 758.7

2226.5 ± 784.1

<0.001**

3112.3 ± 860.5

2888.5 ± 887.1

0.001**

Paraplegia (39)

3003.1 ± 974.5

2872.8 ± 1000.9

0.001**

3370.3 ± 907.6

3262.8 ± 965.8

0.002**

Injury severity

Complete (21)

2649.1 ± 1024.0

2429.5 ± 1003.1

<0.001**

3018.1 ± 1037.0

2844.8 ± 1021.2

<0.001**

Incomplete (83)

2679.0 ± 846.4

2478.8 ± 906.8

0.011*

3257.4 ± 839.9

3075.4 ± 907.2

<0.001**

Disease duration

Acute (14)

2705.0 ± 964.1

2687.1 ± 1017.8

0.747

3095.7 ± 1081.5

3005.7 ± 1139.4

0.119

Subacute (45)

2634.9 ± 944.8

2385.1 ± 999.1

<0.001**

3365.3 ± 877.0

3165.8 ± 940.1

<0.001**

Chronic (45)

2701.1 ± 801.3

2484.7 ± 814.8

<0.001**

3088.0 ± 816.3

2899.1 ± 851.0

<0.001**

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation.
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 by paired t test.
  3. FVC, forced vital capacity; FVCsup, FVC in supine position; FVCsit, FVC in sitting position.
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