Table 2.
Basic demographic characteristics and measurements of the two groups.
| Characteristics | PeRa group, (n=53) | FtFb group, (n=53) | Total, (n=106) | χ2(δφ) | t (df) | P value | |
| Sex, n (%) | — | — | — | 0.06 (1) | — | .50 | |
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Male | 44 (83) | 43 (81) | 87 (82) | — | — | — |
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Female | 9 (17) | 10 (19) | 19 (18) | — | — | — |
| Age, mean (SD) | 70.92 (6.38) | 71.83 (7.60) | — | — | –0.67 (104) | .51 | |
| BMIc, mean (SD) | 22.21 (3.52) | 21.27 (2.36) | — | — | 1.62 (90.84) | .11 | |
| Disease duration, n (%) | — | — | — | 0.05 (1) | — | >.99 | |
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<10 years | 16 (30) | 15 (28) | 31 (29) | — | — | — |
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≥10 years | 37 (70) | 38 (72) | 75 (71) | — | — | — |
| Education status, n (%) | — | — | — | 3.58 (3) | — | .31 | |
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Primary school | 12 (23) | 13 (25) | 25 (24) | — | — | — |
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Middle school | 15 (28) | 22 (42) | 37 (35) | — | — | — |
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High school | 17 (32) | 14 (26) | 31 (29) | — | — | — |
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Higher school | 9 (17) | 4 (8) | 13 (12) | — | — | — |
| Smoking status, n (%) | — | — | — | 0.00 (2) | — | >.99 | |
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No | 12 (23) | 12 (23) | 24 (23) | — | — | — |
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Exsmoker | 35 (66) | 35 (66) | 70 (66) | — | — | — |
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Current smoker | 6 (11) | 6 (11) | 12 (11) | — | — | — |
| Disease classificationd, n (%) | — | — | — | 6.69 (3) | — | .08 | |
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GOLD II | 27 (50.9) | 20 (38) | 47 (44) | — | — | — |
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GOLD III | 15 (28.3) | 27 (51) | 42 (40) | — | — | — |
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GOLD IV | 11 (21) | 6 (11) | 17 (16) | — | — | — |
| Measurements, mean (SD) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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CATe | 21.79 (6.85) | 22.55 (6.48) | — | — | –0.58 (104) | .56 |
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Ex-SRESf | 72.25 (38.38) | 71.48 (40.76) | — | — | 0.10 (104) | .92 |
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mMRCg | 2.79 (0.66) | 2.75 (0.71) | — | — | 0.28 (104) | .78 |
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SGRQ-Sh | 53.02 (19.90) | 51.12 (18.63) | — | — | 0.51 (104) | .61 |
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SGRQ-Ai | 56.44 (23.96) | 56.87 (22.47) | — | — | –0.09 (104) | .93 |
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SGRQ-Ij | 45.82 (24.27) | 44.92 (18.69) | — | — | 0.22 (104) | .83 |
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SGRQ-Tk | 50.24 (20.95) | 49.57 (17.52) | — | — | 0.18 (104) | .86 |
aPeR: Pulmonary Internet Explorer Rehabilitation.
bFtF: face to face.
cBMI: body mass index.
dGOLD: Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; GOLD II: FEV1/FVC<70%, 50%≤FEV1<80%; GOLD III: FEV1/FVC<70%, 30%≤FEV1<50%; GOLD IV: FEV1/FVC<70%, FEV1<30%.
eCAT: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test.
fEx-SRES: exercise self-regulatory efficacy scale.
gmMRC: modified Medical Research Council scale.
hSGRQ-S: St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire–System.
iSGRQ-A: St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire–Activity.
jSGRQ-I: St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire–Influence.
kSGRQ-T: St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire–Total.