Table 4. COPD-related Clinical Characteristics of Randomized Patients (N=305).
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| N=305 | % | N=156 | % | N=149 | % | ||
| BODE Index | BODE Index | 4.37 | 1.98 | 4.38 | 2.03 | 4.36 | 1.93 |
| BMI, mean(SD) | 28.93 | 7.06 | 28.52 | 6.26 | 29.35 | 7.81 | |
| FEV1 (%), mean(SD) | 46.45 | 13.09 | 47.33 | 45.20 | 45.53 | 43.49 | |
| MMRC Dyspnea, mean(SD) | 1.83 | 0.95 | 1.85 | 0.94 | 1.81 | 0.96 | |
| 6MW Greater than 350m, n(%) | 151 | 49.51 | 75 | 48.08 | 76 | 51.01 | |
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| 6 Minute Walk | Total distance walked in 6 minutes(m), mean (SD) | 340.05 | 93.68 | 337.50 | 96.37 | 342.80 | 91.03 |
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| GOLD Stage | GOLD Stage, n(%) | ||||||
| II | 134 | 43.93 | 75 | 48.08 | 59 | 39.60 | |
| III | 130 | 42.62 | 59 | 37.82 | 71 | 47.65 | |
| IV | 41 | 13.44 | 22 | 14.10 | 19 | 12.75 | |
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| Oxygen Use | Currently using oxygen, n(%) | ||||||
| Yes | 122 | 40.00 | 67 | 42.95 | 55 | 36.91 | |
| No | 183 | 60.00 | 89 | 57.05 | 94 | 63.09 | |
UC-Usual Care; PASM-Physical Activity Self-Management; SD-Standard deviation; BODE-Body Mass Index, Degree of Airflow Obstruction and Dyspnea, and Exercise Capacity; FEV1-Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second; MMRC-modified medical research council; 6MW-6 Minute Walk; GOLD-Global Initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease