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Table 2 Patient characteristics of the three study groups

From: Outpatient vs. home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a randomized controlled trialRiabilitazione respiratoria ambulatoriale vs. domiciliare nella BPCO: studio randomizzato controllato

Characteristics

At-home n = 33

Outpatient n = 23

Control n = 29

Age (years)

66.4 ± 9.5

71.3 ± 6.7

70.8 ± 8.7

Gender (male/female)

27/6

19/4

19/10

Weight (Kg)

70.0 ± 18.7

66.1 ± 13.0

66.7 ± 19.1

Height (cm)

166.9 ± 9.2

167.0 ± 8.5

162.9 ± 10.7

BMI (kg/m2)

25.0 ± 6.2

23.5 ± 4.2

24.6 ± 6.3

Smoker (ex and current)

32 (97%)

20 (86.9%)

28 (96.5%)

Pack years

61.0 ± 41.9

24.0 ± 16.6

32.7 ± 19.4

  1. Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation or percentage (in parentheses).
  2. Definition of abbreviation: BMI, body mass index.