Table 2. Comparison of pre- and post-accessory muscles and lung capacities differences in the smokers group (n=10)

Pre Post Difference t p
Sternocleidomastoid muscle (cm) 0.82±0.15 0.93±0.15 0.11±0.62 5.601 0.000*
Pectoralis minor muscle (cm) 0.86±0.20 1.08±0.20 0.22±0.09 7.173 0.000*
FVC (L) 4.35±0.91 4.29±0.98 0.06±0.11 1.766 0.111
FEV1 (L) 3.63±0.64 3.29±0.90 0.34±0.49 2.166 0.059
FVC, forced vital capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second.
p<0.05.