Table 3.
Lung function, strength, and BMI assessment at admission and discharge of outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation.
| Assessment | Number of Patients | Admission Mean (SD) |
Discharge Mean (SD) |
Difference (%) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PiMax (mbar) | 43 | 82.7 (34.9) | 100.2 (34.0) | +17.5 (21.2%) | <0.001 |
| UE (kg) | 33 | 22.0 (8.5) | 28.6 (9.2) | +6.7 (30.5%) | <0.001 |
| LE (kg) | 32 | 107.7 (32.2) | 131.3 (33.1) | +23.6 (22.3%) | <0.001 |
| FEV1 (L) | 46 | 2.1 (0.6) | 2.0 (0.5) | −0.1 (4.8%) | 0.090 |
| FEV1%FVC | 46 | 71.6 (9.0) | 70.8 (8.8) | −0.8 (1.1%) | 0.394 |
| RV (L) | 44 | 2.6 (0.8) | 2.5 (0.7) | −0.1 (3.8%) | 0.471 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 51 | 27.3 (5.3) | 27.4 (5.3) | +0.1 (0.3%) | 0.631 |
PiMax, maximal inspiratory-muscle strength; UE, upper-extremity strength; LE, lower-extremity strength. FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; FEV1%FVC, ratio of the forced expiratory volume in one second to the forced vital capacity; RV, residual lung volume; BMI, body mass index.