Evaluation of effects of shoulder girdle training on strength and performance of activities of daily living in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Table 1 Characteristics of 35 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease submitted to a shoulder girdle exercise program

n	35
Age (years ± SD)	64.5 ± 8.7
Male %	29 (83)
FEV1 (L) (mean ± SD)	1.22 ± 0.49
FVC (L) (mean ± SD)	2.91 ± 0.75
FEV1/FVC (mean ± SD)	0.43 ± 0.14
Oxygen saturation (%) at rest (mean ± SD)	92 ± 3
Heart rate (bpm) at rest (mean ± SD)	99 ± 5

Abbreviations: FEV₁, forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC, forced vital capacity; SD, standard deviation.

Figure 1 (A) Respiratory rate at isoload during incremental upper limb test before and after training of the upper limbs. (B) Load in kilograms at the end of the incremental test of upper limbs, before and after training. (C) Duration in seconds of the incremental upper limb test, before and after training of the upper limbs.

Note: *o^5, This denote outlier; *P < 0.05.

Figure 2 Borg score for tiredness of the upper limbs and dyspnea at the end of the incremental upper limb test before and after upper limb training.

Note: o¹⁵ denotes outliers, * signifies P < 0.05.

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