Table 1.
Characteristics of randomized participants.
| Baseline Characteristic | N = 49 (%) |
|---|---|
| Recruitment Site | |
| Cleveland Clinic | 16 (32.7%) |
| The Ohio State University | 33 (67.3%) |
| Race and ethnicitya | |
| White Non-Hispanic | 28 (57.1%) |
| Black Non-Hispanic | 16 (32.7%) |
| Hispanic | 2 (4.1%) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 30 (61.2%) |
| Male | 19 (38.8%) |
| Baseline BMI Categoryb | |
| Under/Normal weight | 7 (14.3%) |
| Overweight | 17 (34.7%) |
| Obese | 22 (44.9%) |
| MRC grade | |
| 1 - Shortness of breath when hurrying on the level or walking up a slight hill | 27 (56.3%) |
| 2 - Walks slower than people of the same age on the level because of breathlessness or as to stop for breath when walking at own pace on the level | 15 (31.3%) |
| 3 - Stops for breath after walking about 100 m or after a few minutes on the level | 4 (8.3%) |
| 4 - Too breathless to leave the house or breathless when dressing or undressing | 2 (4.2%) |
| Smoking | |
| Former Smoker | 9 (18.4) |
| Never Smoker |
40 (81.6) |
|
Mean (SD) |
|
| Age at enrollment | 53.9 (10.0) |
| Baseline BMI [n = 46]b | 31.9 (7.6) |
| Baseline average FVC | 3.1 (1.1) |
| Baseline average FEV | 2.3 (0.8) |
| Pack years of tobacco cigarette smoking [n = 9]: | 14.4 (14.4) |
a
Three participants are missing race/ethnicity.
b
Three participants are missing BMI.