Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | All participants, n=32 |
Participants interviewed, n=15 |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 72 (10) | 73 (6) |
| Gender, male:female | 11:21 | 5:10 |
| Current smokers, n | 3 | 1 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 29 (7) | 30 (7) |
| Primary diagnosis, n | ||
| Asthma | 5 | 2 |
| Bronchiectasis | 3 | 3 |
| COPD | 15 | 6 |
| Congestive cardiac failure | 2 | 1 |
| Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy | 1 | 1 |
| Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis | 1 | – |
| Lung cancer | 1 | – |
| Postpartum cardiomyopathy | 1 | – |
| Pulmonary hypertension | 3 | 2 |
| Pulmonary function* | ||
| FEV1 (L) | 1.42 (0.44) | 1.58 (0.50) |
| FEV1 (% predicted) | 61 (20) | 67 (22) |
Notes: Data are presented as mean (SD) unless otherwise stated.
*
n=25 for “all participants” and n=11 for “participants interviewed”. “–” indicates not applicable.
Abbreviations: n, number; BMI, body mass index; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; SD, standard deviation.