Figure 1.
Postures used in the spirometric analyses.
A: Standard posture with no upper limbs support in the arm chair and lower limbs in neutral position; B: upper limbs resting on the arm chair; and C: crossed legs.
Table 1.
Sample characteristics (n = 103).
Table 2.
Discomfort caused by the noseclip use in the MVV maneuver.
Table 3.
Comparison between forced vital capacity performed without (standard) or with upper limbs support.
Table 4.
Comparison between forced vital capacity performed with lower limbs in neutral position (standard) or crossed.
Table 5.
Comparison between forced vital capacity performed with the evaluator holding the mouthpiece and evaluated subject holding it.
Figure 2.
Model of noseclip used in the present study.