Table 1.  Average of mean values and standard deviation values (std) of the ribs rotation angles and of the volumes of the superior thorax (ST), inferior thorax (IT), superior abdomen (SA), inferior abdomen (IA) and total trunk (Tk) presented by the control group (CG) and swimmer group (SG).
   

rib2

rib3

rib4

rib5

rib6

rib7

rib8

rib9

rib10

ST

IT

SA

IA

Tk

CG

mean

-21.5

-22.6

-24.4

-36.7

-30.9

-25.8

-24.4

-23.9

-24.8

7.0

3.4

5.7

2.5

18.8
 

SD

5.6

5.1

4.67

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.2

3.5

2.6

0.3

0.2

0.4

0.1

1.0

SG

mean

-12.7

-10.6

-10.0

-20.8

-18.7

-17.7

-17.4

-19.6

-22.7

7.2

3.8

5.0

3.0

19.0
 

SD

7.2

6.7

6.0

6.4

6.3

5.8

5.3

4.5

3.6

0.8

0.6

0.8

0.7

2.2