TABLE 1.

Baseline characteristics stratified according to outcome

Characteristics	Outcome
	Successful (n=110)	Unsuccessful (n=67)
Age, years (mean ± SD)	68.1±8.8	71.1±10.4
Men	65 (59)	38 (57)
Body mass index, kg/m2 (mean ± SD)	29.5±7.2	26.9±6.2*
BODE index, total ± SD	9.6±2.1	10.3 ±1.6*
Comorbid illness
Coronary artery disease	21 (19)	14 (21)
Arrhythmia	12 (11)	4 (6)
Heart failure	4 (4)	3 (4)
Hypertension	21 (19)	20 (31)
Diabetes	13 (12)	6 (9)
Musculoskeletal	31 (28)	21 (31)
Depression	6 (5)	3 (4)
Beck depression score (n=114)	1.6 (0.9)	1.3 (0.6)

Data presented as n (%) unless indicated otherwise. BODE Body mass index, airway Obstruction, Dyspnea and Exercise capacity.

^*P<0.05