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120 7.3. Results Table 7.3: Mean, Standard Deviation, and Confidence Interval for the Outcome Measures of the Total Group of Participants at Baseline, Week 4 and Week 8. Baseline Wk 4 Wk 8 95% CI 95% CI 95% CI Mean (SD) Lower–Upper Mean (SD) Lower–Upper Mean (SD) Lower–Upper MEP—cmH 2 O 125.5 (19.6) 110.4-140.6 174.8 (28.6) 152.8-196.8 164.9 (30.0) 141.8-189.0 PEF—L/min 455.9 (116.4) 374.8-537.0 445.5 (116.432) 356.0-535.0 405.3 (112.7) 318.8-492.0 CPET—VE/VCO 2 29.5 (4.7) 25.9-33.1 28.4 (2.8) 26.3-30.57 - - Borg exertion scale 13.0 (1.7) 11.7-14.3 12.4 (1.3) 11.4-13.5 - - Borg dyspnea scale 2.7 (2.2) 1.0-4.4 2.2 (1.9) 0.8-3.7 - - FEV1—L 3.2 (0.7) 2.6-3.7 3.0 (0.6) 2.5-3.5 - - VC—L 4.3 (1.0) 3.5-5.1 4.1 (0.8) 3.5-4.8 - - Vocal range—Hz 144.6 (98.9) 62.0-227.3 147.0 (63.0) 94.4-199.6 149.0 (101.4) 64.3-233.7 Vocal range—dB 26.4 (5.6) 21.7-31.0 31.9 (3.7) 28.8-35.0 27.6 (5.4) 23.1-32.2 MPT—sec 12.5 (7.9) 5.9-19.0 12.2 (8.5) 5.1-19.3 12.0 (6.8) 6.2-17.7 VHI-10[32] 15.6 (10.0) 7.3-24.0 16.0 (9.7) 8.0-24.2 16.5 (8.8) 9.1-23.9 SFQ[33] 8.1 (5.1) 4.2-12.0 8.44 (4.2) 5.2-11.7 9.1 (4.7) 5.5-12.7 CCQ total score[34] 1.2 (0.8) 0.6-1.8 1.3 (0.7) 0.7-1.9 1.2 (0.6) 0.8-1.7 Abbreviations: CCQ, Clinical COPD Questionnaire; CPET, Cardio Pulmonary Exercise Testing; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in the first second; MEP, Maximum Expiratory Pressure; MPT, Maximum Phonation Time; PEF, Peak Expiratory Flow; SFQ, Short Fatigue Questionnaire; VC, Vital capacity; VHI-10, Voice Handicap Index 10 item version.