Early rehabilitation relieves diaphragm dysfunction induced by prolonged mechanical ventilation: a randomised control study

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the enrolled patients in two groups (mean ± standard deviation)

	Age (years)	BMI (kg/m²)	APACHEII score	Gender (male,n/%)
Rehabilitation group (n = 39)	59.05 ± 17.61	23.18 ± 3.32	15.90 ± 6.01	25 (64.10%)
Control group (n = 41)	64.44 ± 14.72	23.22 ± 3.67	17.78 ± 8.40	23 (56.10%)
p-value	0.141	0.955	0.254	0.501

Differences between different groups were calculated by independent samples t test. BMI, body mass index; APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II

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