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Diaphragm thickness was measured at total lung capacity (TLC) and at functional residual capacity (FRC) in each participant. We measured the diaphragm thickness using a method for mean intima media thickness. Moreover, change ratio of diaphragm thickness was calculated with the diaphragm thickness at TLC and FRC.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Mean diaphragm thicknesses at FRC in males were significantly narrower than those in females (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The change ratio of diaphragm thickness was significantly augmented in males compared with that in females (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). There was a positive correlation between the change ratio of diaphragm thickness and pulmonary function data and respiratory muscle strength in healthy young adults.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The change ratio of diaphragm thickness using the IMT method can be accurately performed with a high degree of reproducibility by clinical laboratory technicians and may be a useful indicator for evaluating diaphragm muscle strength.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12880-022-00748-y","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,11]],"date-time":"2022-02-11T15:02:46Z","timestamp":1644591766000},"update-policy":"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Influence of gender on diaphragm thickness using a method for determining intima media thickness in healthy young adults"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"22","author":[{"given":"Masayoshi","family":"Oguri","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tohru","family":"Okanishi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Takuya","family":"Ikeguchi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kaoru","family":"Ogo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sotaro","family":"Kanai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yoshihiro","family":"Maegaki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shinichi","family":"Wada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Takashi","family":"Himoto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"748_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"185","DOI":"10.5492\/wjccm.v6.i4.185","volume":"6","author":"A Dhungana","year":"2017","unstructured":"Dhungana A, Khilnani G, Hadda V, Guleria R. 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