Table 2 Respiratory parameters in the post- and pre-inhalers measurements for the study outcomes of the participants given M. spicata (n = 10) and C. sinensis oils (n = 10) when running equal distance of 1500 m before and after
Outcome variable | M. spicata oil group | C. sinensis oil group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SDa | Mean difference ± SD | P-value* | Mean ± SDa | Mean difference ± SD | P-value* | |
FEV1 | ||||||
 - Post-inhaler | 4.47 ± 0.23 |  |  | 4.66 ± 0.33 |  |  |
 - Pre-inhalers | 3.72 ± 1.00 | 0.75 ± 1.16 | 0.074 *** | 3.83 ± 1.39 | 0.83 ± 1.50 | 0.037 ** |
FVC | ||||||
 - Post-inhaler | 5.32 ± 0.31 |  |  | 5.57 ± 0.44 |  |  |
 - Pre-inhalers | 4.41 ± 0.58 | 0.91 ± 0.75 | 0.007 ** | 3.99 ± 1.45 | 1.57 ± 1.59 | 0.005 ** |
FEV1/FVC | ||||||
 - Post-inhaler | 84.10 ± 0.31 |  |  | 84.10 ± 0.31 |  |  |
 - Pre-inhalers | 85.00 ± 20.43 | −0.90 ± 20.35 | 0.574 | 94.10 ± 8.58 | −1.00 ± 8.56 | 0.021 ** |