Table 3. The comparison of changes of the outcomes between groups.
| PR group (n=33) | Control group (n=33) | ||||
| Variables | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | p |
| ARespiratory function test | |||||
| FEV1 (%) | 0 | -3-9 | 0 | -2-5 | 0.430 |
| FVC (%) | 3 | -1-10 | 2 | -4-10 | 0.667 |
| FEV1/FVC | -1 | -5-3 | 0 | -5-3 | 0.979 |
| A6-MWD (m) | 60 | 30-85 | 0 | -15-40 | <0.001* |
| AMRC | -1 | -1-0 | 0 | 0-1 | <0.001* |
| ASGRQ | |||||
| Symptom | -7 | -17-2 | 0 | -3-4 | 0.067 |
| Activity | -7 | -25-0 | 0 | -6-1 | 0.006* |
| Impact | -8 | -17-1 | 0 | -2-3 | 0.028* |
| Total | -7 | -17-0 | 0 | -20-18 | 0.074 |
| ASF-36 | |||||
| Physical function | 15 | 0-30 | 0 | 0-8 | 0.008* |
| Social functioning | 0 | -13-25 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.699 |
| Role physical | 0 | 0-50 | 0 | -13-13 | 0.190 |
| Role emotional | 0 | 0-40 | 0 | 0-17 | 0.412 |
| General health | 4 | -1-13 | 0 | -5-0 | 0.062 |
| Mental health | 8 | 0-21 | 0 | 0-6 | 0.067 |
| Bodily pain | 0 | 0-21 | 0 | 0-0 | 0.106 |
| Vitality | 8 | 0-20 | 0 | -5-0 | 0.006* |
| AHAD subscales | |||||
| Anxiety | 0 | -2-1 | 0 | -2-1 | 0.032 |
| Depression | -1 | -2-2 | 0 | -2-0 | 0.550 |
| PR: Pulmonary rehabilitation; IQR: Interquartile range; FEV1: Forced expiratory volume in the first second; FVC: Forced vital capacity; 6-MWD: 6 Minutes Walk Distance; mMRC: Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale; SGRQ: St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire; SF-36: Short-Form Health Survey; HAD: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; Results are shown as change Δ between post-treatment and baseline levels; * p<0.05. | |||||