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Table 1 Base line characteristics of the study subjects

From: Three years of pulmonary rehabilitation: inhibit the decline in airflow obstruction, improves exercise endurance time, and body-mass index, in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

 

Control group

Rehabilitation group

 

Completed

Withdrawn

All

Completed

Withdrawn

All

No.

33

7

40

34

6

40

Age

62 ± 5.4

64 ± 2.8

63.2 ± 5

63 ± 5.2

63.2

62.6 ± 6

Male

70%

76%

72%

72%

75%

75%

BMI

24.6 ± 1.8

24.2 ± 1.4

24 ± 1.6

24.2 ± 1.9

23.8 ± 1.6

24.1 ± 1.7

FEV1%

44 ± 8

46 ± 7

44 ± 9

47 ± 5

48 ± 6

47 ± 8

FEV1/FVC

0.56 ± 0.06

0.54 ± 0.04

0.52 ± 0.07

0.56 ± 0.08

0.52 ± 0.03

0.54 ± 0.06

Pack year

24 ± 7

27 ± 4

26 ± 8

27 ± 6

30 ± 4

28 ± 10

  1. BMI-body mass index, FEV1%-percent of predicted of forced expiratory volume in 1 second
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