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Table 3 Disease severity pre- and post-test tween the exercise training and control groups

From: Effect of abdominal weight training with and without cough machine assistance on lung function in the patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation: a randomized trial

Variable

Group

Pre

Post

p-value

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

APACH-II

A

14.58 (3.65)

12.17 (2.82)

0.076

B

15.21 (2.81)

12.14 (4.09)

0.014*

C

14.07 (2.95)

11.86 (3.70)

0.054

  1. Within-group comparison, pre versus post
  2. A = AWT group, B = AWT + CM group, C = control group
  3. *p < 0.05
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