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Table 1 Details of 34 patients who completed the trial

From: A crossover study of short burst oxygen therapy (SBOT) for the relief of exercise-induced breathlessness in severe COPD

 

Mean

Standard Deviation

Range

Age (years)

67.5

8.9

52-87

FEV1 (liters)

0.80

0.2

0.45-1.3

FEV1 as %predicted

31.4%

5.5

21-39

Number of steps climbed

35.0

18.2

7-115

Exercise time (seconds)

93.9

43.1

23-180

SpO2at rest

95.0

1.3

92-98

SpO2 at end of exercise

91.3

3.8

79-97

Pulse at rest

86.1

12.4

51-117

Pulse at end of exercise

103

17.8

57-145

Borg score at rest

1.5

1.1

0-4

Borg score at end of exercise

5.1

1.6

2-9

  1. (24 male, 10 female; 4 current smokers, 30 ex-smokers)