Table 2.

Comparison of the post-COVID-19 group (PG) to the lung diseases group (LG).

	PG (n = 99)	LG (n = 419)	p
Age (mean)	67.72 (±10.23)	69.28 (±11.29)	0.207
Sex, female (%)	42 (±42.4)	213 (±50.8)	0.163
BMI kg/m2 (mean)	28.21 (±6.11)	24.50 (±6.10)	<0.001
PR days (median [IQR])	20 [18.00, 22.00]	21 [18.00, 21.00]	0.042
CIRS points (mean)	14.18 (±5.92)	14.52 (±5.6)	0.324

Notes: PG, post-COVID-Group; LG, lung diseases group; BMI, body mass index; PR, pulmonary rehabilitation; CIRS, Cumulative Illness Rating Scale.