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. 2016 Jul 8;14(1):3–10. doi: 10.1177/1479972316654287

Table 3.

Characteristics of all participants assessed for community-based pulmonary rehabilitation programs.a

All participants (n = 251) Completed program (n = 166) Did not complete program (n = 85)
Male:Female 130:121 91:75 39:46
Age (years) 72 ± 9 72 ± 8 71 ± 10
BMI (kg/m2) 27 ± 6 27 ± 6 27 ± 7
Diagnosis (n, %)
 COPD 198 (79) 130 (78) 68 (80)
 Bronchiectasis 23 (9) 15 (9) 8 (9)
 Asthma 13 (5) 8 (5) 5 (6)
 ILD 12 (5) 9 (6) 3 (4)
 Other 5 (2) 4 (2) 1 (1)
FEV1 (L) 1.38 ± 0.66 1.42 ± 0.62 1.29 ± 0.75
FEV1%pred (%) 54 ± 24 56 ± 24 51 ± 25
FVC (L) 2.60 ± 0.93 2.66 ± 0.90 2.48 ± 0.98
FVC %pred (%) 75 ± 19 76 ± 19 74 ± 19
FEV1 / FVC 0.54 ± 0.20 0.56 ± 0.19 0.51 ± 0.20
DLCO %pred (%)b 52 ± 19 51 ± 19 53 ± 18
COPD only
 FEV1 (L) 1.28 ± 0.62 1.35 ± 0.61 1.15 ± 0.64c
 FEV1%pred (%) 49 ± 21 51 ± 21 46 ± 21
 FVC (L) 2.66 ± 0.94 2.75 ± 0.91 2.44 ± 1.00c
 FVC %pred (%) 75 ± 19 76 ± 19 72 ± 19
 FEV1/FVC 0.49 ± 0.17 0.51 ± 0.18 0.46 ± 0.16c
COPD severity (n,%)
 GOLD grade I 21 (11) 16 (12) 5 (7)
 GOLD grade II 58 (29) 44 (34) 14 (21)
 GOLD grade III 92 (46) 60 (46) 32 (47)
 GOLD grade IV 27 (14) 10 (8) 17 (25)c
Supplemental oxygen (n, %) 12 (5) 8 (5) 4 (5)
6MWD (m) 359 (97) 365 (94) 346 (101)
6MWD%pred (%)17 59 (16) 60 (15) 57 (25)
mMRC 1.9 ± 0.9 1.8 ± 0.9 2.1 ± 0.9c
≥1 respiratory-related hospital admission in previous 12 months (n, %) 115 (46%) 72 (43%) 43 (51%)c

BMI: body mass index; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ILD: interstitial lung disease; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second; %pred: %predicted; FVC: forced vital capacity; DLCO: diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide; GOLD: Global Initiative for COPD; 6MWD: 6-minute walk distance; mMRC: modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale; IQR: interquartile range.

aData are mean ± SD unless otherwise stated.

bDLCO %pred – n = 121.

c p < 0.05 completed vs. did not complete program.