Table 2. Outcomes with pulmonary rehabilitation.
CRQ: Chronic respiratory disease questionnaire; FEV1: Forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC: Forced vital capacity; hsCRP: high sensitivity C-reactive protein; HRQL: Health related quality of life; MMRC: Modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale; MTCSACT: Mid-thigh cross section area by computed tomography; SD: Standard deviation; TGF-β1: Transforming growth factor-β1.
| Outcomes | At baseline (Standard deviation) | At eight weeks (Standard deviation) | p-value |
| Pulmonary function tests (mean) | |||
| FEV1 | 1.02 (0.32) | 1.07 (0.33) | 0.62 |
| FVC | 1.76 (0.54) | 1.81 (0.56) | 0.74 |
| FEV1/FVC | 60.98 (16.37) | 60.55 (15.26) | 0.92 |
| Inflammatory markers (median) | |||
| TGF-β1 | 1.3 (3.55) | 1.43 (2.79) | 0.9 |
| hs-CRP | 4.3 (3.02) | 2.3 (3.39) | 0.21 |
| Muscle mass (median) | |||
| MTCSACT | 9222.3 (1342.06) | 9356.67 (1734.15) | 0.33 |
| Exercise capacity (median) | |||
| Six-minute walk distance | 488 (110.13) | 526 (81.25) | 0.033 |
| HRQL measures | |||
| MMRC | 2.10 (0.72) | 2 (0.71) | 0.58 |
| CRQ | 17.21 (2.86) | 18.96 (2.91) | 0.02 |