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Intervention group | Control group | P value | |
COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC: forced vital capacity; MVV: maximum ventilatory volume; Dlco SB: diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide of the lung (single breath). | |||
Age | 63.13±6.26 | 64.04±8.94 | 0.683 |
Gender | 0.763 | ||
Female | 9 (37.5%) | 11 (45.8%) | |
Male | 15 (62.5%) | 13 (54.2%) | |
Lung function | |||
FVC (L) | 2.90±0.87 | 2.74±0.77 | 0.507 |
FEV1 | 2.42±0.79 | 2.51±0.74 | 0.443 |
MVV | 93.42±27.49 | 87.69±26.79 | 0.220 |
Dlco SB | 22.62±4.28 | 21.83±4.35 | 0.881 |
COPD classification | 0.525 | ||
Mild | 6 (25.0%) | 8 (33.3%) | |
Moderate | 18 (75.0%) | 16 (66.7%) | |
Smoking status | 0.461 | ||
Current-smoker | 7 (29.2%) | 7 (29.2%) | |
Non-smoker | 11 (45.8%) | 13 (54.2%) | |
Ever-smoker | 6 (25.0%) | 4 (16.6%) | |
Pathological stage | 0.366 | ||
Stage 0 or Ⅰ | 8 (33.3%) | 13 (54.2%) | |
Stage Ⅱ | 13 (54.2%) | 8 (33.3%) | |
Stage Ⅲ | 2 (8.3%) | 3 (12.5%) | |
Stage Ⅳ | 1 (4.2%) | 0 (0) | |
Tumor pathological type | 0.955 | ||
Adenocarcinoma | 11 (45.8%) | 10 (41.7%) | |
Squamous carcinoma | 11 (45.8%) | 12 (50.0%) | |
Adenosquamous carcinoma | 2 (8.3%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
Tumor grade | 0.318 | ||
Poorly differentiated | 13 (54.1%) | 10 (41.7%) | |
Between moderate and poor | 6 (25.0%) | 6 (25.0%) | |
Moderate differentiated | 4 (16.7%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
Between moderate and high | 1 (4.2%) | 5 (20.8%) | |
High-differentiated | 0 (0) | 1 (4.2%) |