Variable | Uninvolved limb | Involved limb | P | Effect size |
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| 1680.4 ± 335.9 | 1802.7 ± 357.4* | 0.02 | -0.17 |
| 1679.1 ± 259.4 | 1865.9 ± 314.8* | 0.005 | -0.30 |
| 54.1 ± 7.8 | 67.8 ± 15.4* | 0.02 | -0.49 |
Vt (L) | 2.1 ± 0.4 | 2.2 ± 0.4 | 0.47 | - |
f (bpm) | 26.4 ± 6.6 | 32.2 ± 9.6* | 0.048 | -0.33 |
| 31.7 ± 7.4 | 36.7 ± 8.8* | 0.047 | -0.30 |
| 31.1 ± 6.2 | 34.9 ± 6.1 | 0.08 | - |
PetO2 (mmHg) | 99.6 ± 6.4 | 103.8 ± 5.8* | 0.03 | -0.32 |
PetCO2 (mmHg) | 36.3 ± 5.7 | 33.0 ± 4.9* | 0.04 | 0.30 |
HR (beats.min-1) | 149 ± 16 | 162 ± 21* | 0.005 | -0.33 |
- Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation; *Statistically significant difference in relation to non-involved limb (p < 0.05). : oxygen uptake, : carbon dioxide production, : minute ventilation, f: breathing frequency, VT: tidal volume, : ventilatory equivalent for O2, : ventilatory equivalent for CO2, PETO2: end-tidal pressure of O2, PETCO2: end-tidal pressure of CO2 and HR: heart rate.