Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of COPD patients
From: Maximal exercise in obese patients with COPD: the role of fat free mass
Normal weight | Obese | |
|---|---|---|
(n = 22) | (n = 22) | |
Age (years) | 66 ± 6 | 66 ± 6 |
Females/Males | 9/13 | 7/15 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22 ± 2 | 34 ± 4** |
FM (kg) | 14.7 ± 5.9 | 36.2 ± 10.4** |
FFM (kg) | 46.2 ± 6.9 | 55.2 ± 8.8** |
FFMI (kg/m2) | 16.5 ± 1.7 | 19.8 ± 2.3** |
MRC (0–4) | 1 (0–4) | 1 (0–4) |
TLC (% pred) | 128 ± 25 | 102 ± 22** |
VC (% pred) | 89 ± 17 | 77 ± 12** |
FRC (% pred) | 161 ± 34 | 137 ± 40* |
RV (% pred) | 187 ± 45 | 168 ± 56 |
FEV1 (% pred) | 52 ± 13 | 50 ± 12 |
FEV1/VC (%) | 50 ± 11 | 53 ± 9 |
FEF50/FIF50 | 0.32 ± 0.23 | 0.29 ± 0.12 |
TLCO (% pred) | 60 ± 16 | 78 ± 18** |