Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients
| Â | Control group | HFWCO group | CPT group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SEX (Male/Female) | 4 male 6 female | 3 male 7 female | 2 male 8 female | |||
| Â | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
AGE(years) | 71.9 | 7.46 | 74.6 | 4.69 | 73.9 | 3.66 |
FVC°(ml) | 2125 | 898.9 | 2545 | 820 | 2427.5 | 813.7 |
FEV1°°(ml) | 1016 | 628.9 | 1509 | 625.5 | 1739 | 672.9 |
Tiffeneau Index | 46.5 | 14.1 | 58.4 | 13.8 | 68.7 | 13.3 |
TLC°°°(ml) | 5593 | 2013 | 5993 | 2407.2 | 5931 | 1546.8 |
RV°°°°(ml) | 3423 | 2047.4 | 3161 | 1106.5 | 3353 | 2320.6 |
paO2(mmHg) | 66.2 | 4.9 | 70.9 | 8.6 | 76.3 | 12.3 |
paCO2(mmHg) | 42.4 | 1.4 | 42.5 | 4.6 | 37.4 | 6.6 |
MIP*(cmH2O) | 50.5 | 10.4 | 61 | 13 | 54.8 | 16.7 |
MEP**(cmH2O) | 65 | 12.6 | 66.6 | 17.7 | 65 | 23.2 |
MMRC*** | 2.2 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
CAT**** | 17.9 | 8.5 | 23.9 | 6.3 | 17.7 | 8.3 |
BCSS***** | 6.2 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 2.8 |