Table 2 Spirometric data (Median (Q1-Q3)) at three levels of trunk Impairment, Berg Balance Scale and Barthel Index

MIP (%)

29.0 (20.3–44.0)

33.7 (22.4–45.3)

38.4 (28.1–59.4)

0.029

29.1 (18.5–38.0)

36.2 (28.4–47.3)

43.9 (33.2–64.6)

< 0.001

20.5 (17.2–28.5)

32.2 (22.3–44.7)

46.8 (32.8–66.7)

< 0.001

MEP (%)

29.0 (19.4–38.0)

33.3 (23.1–46.8)

45.8 (29.4–80.5)

0.002

28.4 (19.2–39.2)

37.2 (28.9–59.6)

54.6 (36.1–71.9)

< 0.001

26 (22.6–29)

31.8 (23.6–43.8)

56.3 (34.3–71.9)

0.008

FVC (%)

63.3 (47.2–78.3)

71.1 (54.7–89.1)

94.7 (78.5–103.8)

0.014

65.8 (48.1–86.6)

71.1 (57.7–86.2)

94.6 (77.9–103.8)

0.002

55.3 (48.4–58.8)

70.6 (54.7–88.3)

85.3 (69.5–101.4)

0.005

FEV₁ (%)

59.7 (48.9–77.9)

67.4 (49.2–85.2)

88.7 (71.7–100.4)

0.011

61.9 (43.9–79.2)

67.4 (57.3–84.4)

89.2 (76.5–99.1)

< 0.001

57.3 (52.3–60.9)

69.7 (50.8–85)

83.8 (54–99.1)

0.051

PEF (%)

31.9 (19.8–38.2)

33.6 (23.3–47.6)

45.9 (40.6–75.3)

0.154

30.2 (19.6–41.1)

37.7 (27.7–52.4)

48.9 (35.3–64.1)

< 0.001

27.1 (22.8–31.7)

33.6 (24.9–46)

48.2 (31.1–58)

0.04

MMEF (%)

46.6 (33.1–70.6)

52.4 (35.8–71.0)

68.7 (53.6–84.3)

0.254

47 (34–67.1)

52.4 (35.3–73.5)

64.6 (54.6–82.4)

0.01

36.5 (34.7–46.5)

52.6 (36–71.8)

59.2 (43.3–88.3)

0.223