Table 1

Characteristics of all subjects in the respiratory muscle endurance training (RMET), control [C] and placebo (P) groups.
Subject
 Group
 Sex
 Age (y)
 Height (cm)
 Weight (Kg)
 Years Cycling
 FVC (ml)
 FEV1.0 (ml)
 FEV1.0/FVC (%)
 MVV12 (L/min)
IP
 RMET
 F
 30
 157.5
 54.4
 8
 3750
 3100
 83
 109.5
RK
 RMET
 M
 45
 177.8
 77.1
 5
 5683
 4616
 81
 167.5
MB
 RMET
 M
 27
 175.3
 71.7
 4
 5783
 4900
 85
 196.7
DN
 RMET
 M
 29
 188.0
 72.6
 3
 5483
 4350
 80
 158.3
BH
 RMET
 M
 35
 177.8
 84.8
 7
 4866
 4100
 84
 189.1
KH
 RMET
 F
 22
 167.6
 58.1
 3
 3550
 3067
 86
 110.0
ZC
 RMET
 F
 30
 162.6
 56.7
 10
 3325
 3063
 92
 126.9
TH
 RMET
 M
 32
 167.6
 68.0
 10
 5075
 4025
 79
 175.7
NW
 RMET
 M
 24
 188.0
 90.7
 2
 6250
 4650
 74
 196.9
DB
 RMET
 M
 29
 167.6
 67.1
 6
 4375
 3775
 86
 164.5
DJ
 C
 M
 43
 175.3
 73.9
 4
 5533
 4283
 77
 157.5
CJ
 C
 F
 21
 162.6
 61.2
 4
 4075
 3475
 85
 136.2
TK
 C
 M
 24
 175.3
 68.1
 1
 5800
 4700
 81
 205.2
JS
 C
 M
 31
 172.7
 74.4
 10
 5334
 4467
 84
 212.8
SC
 C
 M
 24
 172.7
 69.4
 9
 5767
 4484
 78
 186.4
SL
 C
 M
 35
 180.3
 83.9
 2
 6216
 5033
 81
 205.9
TZ
 P
 M
 22
 182.9
 82.1
 5
 5188
 4338
 84
 149.7
PF
 P
 M
 18
 198.1
 77.1
 5
 6187
 5150
 83
 203.5
SE
 P
 M
 20
 170.2
 68.0
 2
 5200
 4050
 78
 198.8
JM
 P
 M
 29
 188.0
 74.8
 1
 5450
 4650
 85
 200.5
Mean ± SD

28.5 ± 7
 175 ± 10
 71.7 ± 9.6
 5 ± 3
 5144 ± 888
 4213 ± 635
 82.3 ± 4
 173 ± 33

FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1.0/FVC, ratio of the forced expiratory volume in 1.0 second to the FVC; MVV12, maximal voluntary ventilation, averaged over 12 sec.

Holm et al. BMC Physiology 2004 4:9   doi:10.1186/1472-6793-4-9