Table 2.

Change in exercise performance, quality of life and dyspnea in control patients versus those in the community-based exercise program

	Control group			CBE group			P-value
	Pre	Post	Change	Pre	Post	Change
Endurance time (s)	408 (67)	350 (89)	-59	444 (121)	578 (147)	+134	0.041
SGRQ total score	35.1 (3.8)	34.4 (6.2)	-0.7	32.1 (5.4)	27.6 (4.6)	-4.6	0.611
TDI focal score	NA	-0.2 (0.5)	-0.2	NA	5.1 (0.8)	+5.1	<0.001
Total weight lifted (kg/week)	NA	NA	NA	1775 (303)	3432 (361)	+1657	<0.001

Values are mean (SEM). SGRQ: St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire. TDI: Transitional Dyspnea Index. s: seconds. Kg/wk: kilograms per week.

NA: not applicable.