Table 1 Baseline characteristics
| Â | Total n = 28 | Singing n = 15 | Control n = 13 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) | 67.3 (8.1) | 66.6 (9.3) | 68.1 (6.8) | 0.6 |
FEV1 % predicted | 37.2 (18.6) | 36.8 (15.4) | 37.7 (22.4) | 0.9 |
Breath hold time (s) | 26.3 (11.1) | 27.4 (11.7) | 24.9 (10.5) | 0.9 |
Single breath counting (n) | 23.4 (6.9) | 24.8 (7.7) | 21.8 (5.7) | 0.3 |
HAD - anxiety score | 5.8 (2.9) | 6.3 (3.1) | 5.3 (2.6) | 0.4 |
HAD -depression score | 5.8 (3.1) | 5.7 (2.8) | 5.8 (3.6) | 1.0 |
SGRQ Total | 48.4 (14.5) | 51.1 (14.8) | 45.3 (14.0) | 0.3 |
SF36 PCS | 36.8 (18.4) | 32.0 (14.0) | 42.2 (21.8) | 0.1 |
SF36 MCS | 52.0 (17.9) | 47.4 (14.8) | 57.2 (20.1) | 0.2 |
ISWT (m) | 198.6 (131.3) | 174.0 (137.2) | 226.9 (123.3) | 0.3 |
Subjective recovery (s) | 124.2 (77.6) | 115.9 (50.4) | 133.8 (102.0) | 0.6 |
O2 satn recovery (s) | 77.7 (71.6) | 73.5 (44.6) | 82.6 (95.7) | 0.7 |
HR recovery (s) | 131.0 (89.5) | 97.6 (40.8) | 169.6 (114.3) | 0.03* |