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Table 2 Change in exercise performance, quality of life and dyspnea in control patients versus those in the community-based exercise program

From: A controlled study of community-based exercise training in patients with moderate COPD

 

Control group

CBE group

 

P-value

 

Pre

Post

Change

Pre

Post

Change

 

Endurance time (s)

408 (67)

350 (89)

-59

444 (121)

578 (147)

+134

0.041

SGRQ total score

35.1 (3.8)

34.4 (6.2)

-0.7

32.1 (5.4)

27.6 (4.6)

-4.6

0.611

TDI focal score

NA

-0.2 (0.5)

-0.2

NA

5.1 (0.8)

+5.1

<0.001

Total weight lifted (kg/week)

NA

NA

NA

1775 (303)

3432 (361)

+1657

<0.001

  1. Values are mean (SEM). SGRQ: St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire. TDI: Transitional Dyspnea Index. s: seconds. Kg/wk: kilograms per week.
  2. NA: not applicable.