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Table 1 Baseline characteristics, disease type, exercise capacity and health-related quality of life of the study participants

From: Exercise training for asbestos-related and other dust-related respiratory diseases: a randomised controlled trial

 

Exercise training group

Control group

 

n =18

n =17

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Age, yr

70 (7)

72 (6)

Height, cm

170 (5)

175 (6)

Weight, kg

80 (13)

85 (11)

BMI, kg/m2

27 (4)

28 (3)

ARPD

11

13

Asbestosis

3

2

Asbestosis + ARPD

1

1

Silicosis

2

1

Mixed-dust pneumoconiosis

1

0

FVC, L

3.4 (0.9)

3.5 (0.8)

FVC, % pred

86 (23)

86 (18)

FEV1, L

2.1 (0.6)

2.4 (0.6)

FEV1, % pred

75 (23)

81 (16)

FEV1/FVC, %

64 (11)

69 (7)

FEV1/FVC, % pred

88 (16)

95 (10)

TLC, % pred

83 (20)

79 (15)

FRC, % pred

82 (28)

77 (15)

RV, % pred

77 (34)

72 (19)

DLCO, % pred

54 (15)

57 (13)

KCO, % pred

77 (22)

82 (19)

Smoking history, pack year

18 (18)

16 (25)

6MWD, m

474 (77)

469 (81)

SGRQ Total

30 (15)

29 (19)

SGRQ Activity

42 (21)

42 (28)

SGRQ Symptoms

38 (19)

32 (20)

SGRQ Impacts

20 (14)

20 (17)

CRQ Total

105 (13)

100 (13)

CRQ Dyspnoea

17 (7)

20 (6)

CRQ Fatigue

20 (5)

21 (3)

CRQ Emotional Function

40 (7)

40 (6)

CRQ Mastery

23 (4)

23 (4)

Average daily steps

7897 (2557)

8347 (3981)

Average daily EE, cal

2373 (349)

2660 (521)

Average daily METs

1.3 (0.1)

1.3 (0.2)

  1. n = number; SD = standard deviation; yr = year; cm = centimetre; kg = kilogram; BMI = body mass index; m = metre; ARPD = asbestos related pleural disease; FVC = forced vital capacity; L = litre; % pred = percentage of predicted value; FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in one second; TLC = total lung capacity; FRC = functional residual capacity; RV = residual volume; DLCO = diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide; KCO = carbon monoxide transfer coefficient; 6MWD = six-minute walk distance; SGRQ = St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire; CRQ = Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire; EE = energy expenditure; cal = calorie; MET = metabolic equivalent.