Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics for Randomized Sample by Group.

	UBR+SE Group	UBR+HE Group	CE+HE Group
Gender ratio, male/female	17/4	17/5	18/3
Age, yrs	69.8 ± 9.0	71.0 ± 8.5	71.5 ± 7.5
BMI, kg/m2 *	30.1±7.4	26.2 ± 5.0	28.2 ± 6.4
FFMI, kg/m2	19.8 ± 3.5	18.1 ±2.9	19.1 ±2.3
FEV1, % predicted	59.4 ± 20.3	55.9±17.1	58.2 ± 16.0
RV/TLC, ratio	0.53±0.11	0.55±0.12	0.51 ± 0.08
DLco, % predicted	65.9 ± 21.4	64.7 ± 20.0	59.3 ± 22.2
HADS Depression Scale	4.3 ± 3.0	3.9 ± 3.0	3.8 ± 3.0

Data are presented as mean ± SD, with the exception of the gender ratio.

^*Abbreviation: BMI: Body Mass Index; FFMI: Fat-free Mass Index; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

MANOVA between-subjects effects: F (2,61) = 0.623, P = 0.072

^*Using \/\/HO obesity guidelines [38] the sample was 1% underweight, 34% normal weight, 38% overweight, 11% grade 1 obesity, 11% grade 2 obesity, and 5% grade 3 obesity