Table 1.

Subject characteristics.

	Group A *Mean ± SD	Group B *Mean ± SD
Sample (n)	15	15
Age (years)	56.53 ± 5.24*	51.67 ± 4.03*
Height (cms)	164.4 ± 6.53*	168.38 ± 4.22*
Weight (kg)	65.2 ± 10.26*	67.63 ± 6.92*
FEV (%predicted)	47.27 ± 11.07*	45.87 ± 8.72*
FVC (%predicted)	67.67 ± 7.42*	64.87 ± 8.98*
6MWD (meters)	336.73 ± 65.92*	317.93 ± 78.54*
SGRQ total score	60.02 ± 17.34*	63.50 ± 16.43*

*Mean (±SD), p < 0.05; Group A: experimental; Group B: control.