Table 1.
Descriptors of the participants with COPD
|
Descriptor |
Pre |
Post |
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | 95% CI | Mean | SD | 95% CI | |
| FEV1 (L BTPS) |
1.4 |
0.5 |
± 1.0 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
± 1.2 |
| FEV1 % predicted |
52.1 |
17.5 |
± 34.3 |
58.2 |
19.4 |
± 38.0 |
| FVC (L BTPS) |
2.8 |
0.8 |
± 1.6 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
± 1.6 |
| FVC % predicted |
80.3 |
16.1 |
± 31.6 |
84.5 |
17.3 |
± 33.9 |
| FER % |
52.0 |
13.7 |
± 26.9 |
52.7 |
11.8 |
± 23.1 |
| PEF (L.sec-1) |
3.8 |
1.4 |
± 2.7 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
± 1.8 |
| Age (years) |
69 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
| Stature (m) |
1.7 |
0.9 |
|
|
|
|
| Mass (kg) |
83.9 |
19.2 |
|
|
|
|
| BMI (kg.m-2) |
24.7 |
5.1 |
|
|
|
|
| SBP (mmHg) |
136 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
| DBP (mmHg) | 73 | 11 | ||||
BMI: body mass index. SBP: systolic blood pressure. DBP: diastolic blood pressure.