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Table 2 Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on cycle exercise performance and BMI

From: Three years of pulmonary rehabilitation: inhibit the decline in airflow obstruction, improves exercise endurance time, and body-mass index, in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

 

Control group

Rehabilitation group

 
 

Before

After 1-year

After 3-years

Before

After 1-year

After 3 years

P-value

Max. sustained cycle work, W

32 ± 11

30 ± 8

28 ± 8

30 ± 9

76 ± 22

78 ± 24

< 0.01

Max. sustained cycle time, Min.

5.8 ± 0.9

5.6 ± 1.1

5.8 ± 1.1

6 ± 1.1

12.6 ± 4.4

11.8 ± 4

< 0.01

BMI

24.6 ± 1.8

24.4 ± 2.2

21.6 ± 2.4*

24.2 ± 1.9

25.4 ± 2

25.1 ± 2.2

< 0.05

  1. Max. -maximum, W-watts, min.-minutes, *- only 3 years was significant, BMI-body mass index
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