Respiratory Muscle Strength and Exercise Test Performance in Children with Cystic Fibrosis

A cross-sectional observational study of 28 schoolchildren with cystic fibrosis (mean age 9.9±1.9 years) assessed the relationship between respiratory muscle strength and Modified Shuttle Walk Test performance. Anthropometric evaluation, spirometry, and respiratory muscle strength (MIP/MEP) measurements were performed, and two exercise tests were conducted. The data was collected by researcher Renata Camargo dos Santos.

Use Cases

• Correlating respiratory muscle strength (MIP/MEP) with anthropometric and spirometric data mentioned in the description
• Comparing observed exercise test performance (MSWT distance) against predicted values from literature
• Analyzing gender differences in respiratory muscle strength and exercise capacity among pediatric patients
• Investigating the relationship between maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures (r=0.58 correlation) in a clinical cohort

Strengths

• Includes data from 28 pediatric patients with a specific mean age (9.9±1.9 years)
• Reports specific statistical results, including a moderate correlation between MIP and MEP (r=0.58, p=0.01)
• Provides concrete performance metrics, such as mean MSWT distance (730.4±266.1m) and percentages of patients below predicted values (57.14% for MIP, 53.57% for MEP)

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
• Data may reflect selection bias inherent to a single observational study from paperswithcode

Provenance

Source

Renata Camargo dos Santos

Collection Method

Cross-sectional observational study including anthropometric evaluation, spirometry, respiratory muscle strength assessment, and Modified Shuttle Walk Tests.