Table 3.

Mean difference in Dyspnea-12 Total scores between each BTS Management Step

BTS Management Step		Mean Difference in D-12 scores between each Step	Standard Error
Step 1:
	Step 2	0.85	3.443
	Step 3	6.22	2.851
	Step 4	13.87**	3.727
	Step 5	11.60**	3.443
Step 2:
	Step 1	0.85	3.443
	Step 3	5.36	2.914
	Step 4	13.02**	3.775
	Step 5	10.75*	3.495
Step 3:
	Step 1	6.22	2.851
	Step 2	5.36	2.914
	Step 4	7.65	3.244
	Step 5	5.38	2.914
Step 4:
	Step 1	13.87**	3.727
	Step 2	13.02**	3.775
	Step 3	7.65	3.244
	Step 5	2.27	3.775
Step 5:
	Step 1	11.60**	3.443
	Step 2	10.75*	3.495
	Step 3	5.38	2.914
	Step 4	2.27	3.775

^*p < 0.05

^**p < 0.01

Table 3 shows the mean difference in D-12 Total scores between each step of the BTS Management Step guidelines (BTS, 2009). The mean difference in D-12 Total score between each BTS Management Step was calculated separately.