Table 2.

Basic chasracteristics of the participants (median ± SD)

Variable	Experimental group (NMES+PR) (n = 15)	Control group (PR) (n = 13)
Sex (female/male)	4/11	5/10
Age (years)	68.3 ± 6.35*	61.3 ± 7.78
Body height (m)	1.66 ± 0.08	1.66 ± 0.1
Body mass (kg)	79.0 ± 15.34	79.7 ± 21.4
BMI (kg/m2)	28.8 ± 5.75	28.7 ± 7.49

NMES+PR – neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the lower limbs in combination with standard pulmonary rehabilitation; PR – pulmonary rehabilitation only

^*p = 0.012 in comparison with the control group;