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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

From: Mobile-phone-based home exercise training program decreases systemic inflammation in COPD: a pilot study

 

Control

Mobile phone

P-value

(N = 14)

(N = 12)

Age, yrs

71.9 ± 2.7

71.4 ± 1.9

0.890

Gender, male

14

12

1.000

Body mass index, kg/m2

24.5 ± 0.7

22.4 ± 1.0

0.094

SGRQ score

38.1 ± 4.2

32.0 ± 4.0

0.307

Walking distance (ISWT), M

251.4 ± 21.0

261.5 ± 29.9

0.782

FVC, L

1.9 ± 0.1

2.2 ± 0.2

0.158

FVC, % pred.

58.2 ± 4.2

67.5 ± 4.9

0.163

FEV1, L

1.2 ± 0.2

1.5 ± 0.2

0.285

FEV1, % pred.

54.2 ± 6.7

63.5 ± 7.0

0.349

FEV1/FVC, %

63.4 ± 2.9

64.9 ± 4.6

0.784

IC before ISWT, L

1.2 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.1

0.731

IC after ISWT, L

1.2 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.1

0.615

Delta IC*

−0.04 ± 0.1

−0.05 ± 0.1

0.815

  1. Definition of abbreviations: ISWT = incremental shuttle walk test; SGRQ = San George Respiratory questionnaire; FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC = forced vital capacity; IC = inspiratory capacity* Change in inspiratory capacity on exercise
  2. Data expressed as mean ± SE.