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Table 1 Mean decay rate and standard deviation measured for all subjects at all resistance levels

From: Measuring lung mechanics of expiratory tidal breathing with non-invasive breath occlusion

Subject

Decay rate (1/s, mean [std]) at added resistance (cmH\(_2\)Os/L)

 

None

0.4

0.8

1.2

1

− 15.52 [2.99]

− 12.75 [3.17]

− 15.50 [4.83]

− 17.51 [7.19]

2

− 33.17 [9.25]

− 48.21 [20.57]

− 43.05 [23.85]

− 34.53 [17.81]

3

− 33.75 [8.04]

− 23.92 [5.24]

− 14.25 [7.71]

− 12.77 [5.37]

4

− 22.13 [3.41]

− 22.93 [2.69]

− 21.66 [9.19]

− 19.48 [5.58]

5

− 14.43 [6.16]

− 9.18 [4.50]

− 11.35 [5.94]

− 9.19 [6.59]

6

− 19.30 [3.37]

− 16.30 [4.80]

− 23.66 [8.47]

− 13.72 [9.48]

7

− 24.70 [6.56]

− 20.86 [7.52]

− 28.59 [10.13]

− 25.26 [7.07]

8

− 13.92 [3.08]

− 21.50 [16.65]

− 19.08 [3.78]

− 19.72 [12.66]

9

− 0.13 [4.35]

− 2.74 [4.71]

− 20.95 [19.28]

− 20.89 [26.62]

10

− 16.86 [5.02]

− 22.60 [6.51]

− 27.53 [6.48]

− 19.23 [7.09]

11

− 26.33 [6.46]

− 21.32 [5.21]

− 20.06 [3.52]

− 16.18 [13.86]

12

− 7.85 [2.25]

− 11.96 [3.50]

− 12.59 [6.51]

− 12.98 [9.34]

13

− 15.64 [4.10]

− 9.09 [1.93]

− 11.49 [4.35]

− 9.41 [4.42]

14

− 30.66 [4.53]

− 28.86 [3.67]

− 21.72 [3.77]

− 18.06 [5.40]

15

− 30.58 [9.52]

− 25.34 [3.73]

− 22.78 [2.55]

− 31.29 [14.30]

16

− 17.94 [3.13]

− 17.17 [3.51]

− 15.05 [4.57]

− 13.56 [6.06]

17

− 21.11 [6.23]

− 18.46 [8.75]

− 14.74 [8.32]

− 18.45 [17.68]

  1. Decay rates are defined as negative, due to driving pressure creating negative flow