From: Effect of the Buteyko breathing technique on asthma severity control among school age children
Changes of HR | Follow-up of heart rate (HR) per week (n = 33) | |||
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1st week | 2nd week | 3rd week | 4th week | |
Heart rate (HR) (B/min) | ||||
Range | 84–120 | 83–118 | 80–110 | 82–112 |
Mean ± SD | 97.45 ± 11.75 | 94.36 ± 8.74 | 91.45 ± 7.81 | 89.06 ± 6.65 |
Median | 95.00 | 93.00 | 90.00 | 88.00 |
F value | 5.447 | |||
P | 0.001* | |||
Scheffe test P | 1st vs 2nd, 3rd & 4th week, p = 0.580, 0.064 & 0.003* | |||
2nd vs 3rd & 4th week, p = 0.628 & 0.127 | ||||
3rd vs 4th week, p = 0.757 | ||||
Change of HR at 4th week than the 1st week | ||||
Range | − 32.00:4.00 | |||
Mean ± SD | − 8.39 ± 7.74 | |||
Percent of change of HR at 4th week than the 1st week | ||||
Range | − 26.60–5.10% | |||
Mean ± SD | − 8.02% ± 688 |