Effect of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Table 2 Pulmonary function test results and mrcs scores

		Before the pulmonary rehabilitation program	After the pulmonary rehabilitation program	p
FEV₁,	L	1.9 ± 0.5	2.1 ± 0.4	0.16
	% pred	64.7 ± 7.2	66.5 ± 4.9	0.21
FVC,	L	2.3 ± 0.8	2.4 ± 0.5	0.31
	% pred	71.6 ± 8.2	73.9 ± 5.3	0.28
FEV₁/FVC, %		82.7 ± 5.6	85.6 ± 9.7)	0.09
DLCO, mL/min/mmHg		11.3 ± 4.9	11.2 ± 5.1	0.27
	% pred	68.0 ± 32.3	68.2 ± 33. 8	0.7
MRCS		2.3 ± 1.2	1.4 ± 1.3	0.003*

Values are presented as mean ± SD. * p ≤ 0.05.
Definition of abbreviations: DLCO, carbon monoxide diffusing capacity; FEV₁, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC, forced vital capacity; MRCS, Medical Research Council Scale.

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