Table 3.: Measurement variation of inspiratory pressures and of respiratory frequency between the two resistive loads tests. a. Inspiratory Pressures.

Loads (cm H2O/L/S) 1° Test 2° Test CV (%)  CV 95%CI (%)  ICC  ICC 95%CI
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
@ 0 3.2 ± 1.8 3.9 ± 1.9 38.8 5.7 - 54.6 0.57 0.126-0.827
6.7 5.4 ± 3.4 5.4 ± 2.8 28.5 16.6 - 36.8 0.80 0.525-0.927
15 8.8 ± 5.6 7.6 ± 4.3 28.8 20.1 - 35.5 0.74 0.407-0.902
25 12.5 ± 8.4 10.2 ± 5.7 25.8 17.2 - 32.1 0.80 0.499-0.927
46.7 14.4 ± 10.9 12.3 ± 7.9 21.8 12.9 - 27.9 0.83 0.541-0.940
67 15.7 ± 12.3 14.7 ± 0.6 22.7 11.9 - 29.8 0.86 0.609-0.951
78 14.6 ± 9.9 16.3 ± 2.2 21.9 15.5 - 26.7 0.91 0.735-0.972
@ 0 4.4 ± 2.8 4.7 ± 2.8 20.2  9.6 - 26.9 0.92 0.751-0.974