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Table 1 Demographic and disease characteristics of the participants with COPD

From: Benefits of whole-body vibration to people with COPD: a community-based efficacy trial

Descriptor

Mean

SD

Age (years)

72

7

Stature (m)

1.71

0.1

Mass (kg)

85.7

20.4

BMI (kg.m-2)

29.3

6.1

SBP (mmHg)

139

13

DBP (mmHg)

75

10

Resting HR (beats.min-1)

82

10

FEV1 (L BTPS)

1.7

0.7

FEV1 % predicted

58.5

19.0

FVC (L BTPS)

3.0

0.8

FVC % predicted

83.2

15.0

FER %

52.3

10.8

PEF (L.sec-1)

4.2

0.8

  1. N = 16 (4 females, 12 males). BMI: body mass index. SBP: systolic blood pressure. DBP: diastolic blood pressure. HR: heart rate. FEV1: forced expired volume of oxygen in the first second. FVC: forced vital capacity of the lungs. FER: forced expiratory ratio (FEV1.FVC-1). PEF: peak expiratory flow. L BTPS: Litres Body Temperature Pressure Saturated. Pack years range was 10.5 to 140 pack years.