Table 1. Patients’ characteristics according to prehabilitation group.
| Variable | All | No | Yes | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients (n)a | 34 | 15 | 19 | |
| Age (years)b | 66 [58–72] | 69 [56–73] | 65 [59–71] | 0.6143 |
| Gender (n)a | 0.4620 | |||
| Male | 25 (73.5%) | 10 (66.6%) | 15 (78.9%) | |
| Female | 9 (26.4%) | 5 (33.4%) | 4 (21.1%) | |
| Tobacco (n)a | 33 (97%) | 15 (100%) | 18 (95%) | |
| Pack-years (n)b | 40 [30–52] | 40 [30–52] | 43 [30–56] | 0.7304 |
| BMI (kg/m2) b | 25.9 [23.4–30] | 25.0 [22.5–30] | 26.6 [23.7–30.4] | 0.8351 |
| COPD (n)a | 0.7379 | |||
| No | 15 | 6 (40%) | 9 (47.3%) | |
| Yes | 19 | 9 (60%) | 10 (52.7%) | |
| High blood pressure (n)a | 0.4888 | |||
| No | 15 | 8 (53.3%) | 7 (36.8%) | |
| Yes | 19 | 7 (46.7%) | 12 (63.2%) | |
| PAOD (n)a | 1 | |||
| No | 27 | 12 (80%) | 15 (78.9%) | |
| Yes | 7 | 3 (20%) | 4 (21.1%) | |
| Hypercholesterolemia (n)a | 1 | |||
| No | 29 | 13 (86.7%) | 16 (84.2%) | |
| Yes | 5 | 2 (13.3) | 3 (15.8%) | |
| Diabetes (n)a | 1 | |||
| No | 27 | 12 (80%) | 15 (78.9%) | |
| Yes | 7 | 3 (20%) | 4 (21.1%) | |
| VO2max (mL/min/kg)b | 15.4 [13.8–17.1] | 15.8 [14.6–18.4] | 14.8 [13.2–16.5] | 0.1313 |
| FEV1 (%)b | 61 [58–67] | 61 [58–71] | 61 [54–67] | 0.9307 |
| FEV1/FVC (%)b | 66 [59–70] | 66 [59–70] | 67 [59–71] | 0.9584 |
| Anesthesia score risk (n)a | 0.1319 | |||
| 2 | 7 (20.6%) | 3 (20%) | 4 (21.1%) | |
| 3 | 26 (76.5%) | 11 (73.3%) | 15 (78.9%) | |
| 4 | 1 (2.9%) | 1 (6.7%) | – |
a, data expressed as n or n (%); b, data expressed as median (Q1–Q3); BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PAOD, peripheral arterial obstructive disease; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; FEV1/FVC, Tiffeneau-Pinelli index.