Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the patients
| |
Control group |
HFWCO group |
CPT group |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SEX (Male/Female) |
4 male 6 female |
3 male 7 female |
2 male 8 female |
|||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| AGE(years) |
71.9 |
7.46 |
74.6 |
4.69 |
73.9 |
3.66 |
| FVC°(ml) |
2125 |
898.9 |
2545 |
820 |
2427.5 |
813.7 |
| FEV1°°(ml) |
1016 |
628.9 |
1509 |
625.5 |
1739 |
672.9 |
| Tiffeneau Index |
46.5 |
14.1 |
58.4 |
13.8 |
68.7 |
13.3 |
| TLC°°°(ml) |
5593 |
2013 |
5993 |
2407.2 |
5931 |
1546.8 |
| RV°°°°(ml) |
3423 |
2047.4 |
3161 |
1106.5 |
3353 |
2320.6 |
| paO2(mmHg) |
66.2 |
4.9 |
70.9 |
8.6 |
76.3 |
12.3 |
| paCO2(mmHg) |
42.4 |
1.4 |
42.5 |
4.6 |
37.4 |
6.6 |
| MIP*(cmH2O) |
50.5 |
10.4 |
61 |
13 |
54.8 |
16.7 |
| MEP**(cmH2O) |
65 |
12.6 |
66.6 |
17.7 |
65 |
23.2 |
| MMRC*** |
2.2 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
| CAT**** |
17.9 |
8.5 |
23.9 |
6.3 |
17.7 |
8.3 |
| BCSS***** | 6.2 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 2.8 |
°Forced vital capacity * Maximal Inspiratory Pressure.
°°Forced expiratory volume 1 minute ** Maximal Expiratory Pressure.
°°° Total lung capacity *** Modified Medical Research Scale.
°°°° Residual volume **** COPD Assessment Test.
***** Breathlessness, Cough and Sputum Scale.