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Table 1 Clinical and demographic parameters of the study population

From: Rationale and clinical benefits of an intensive long-term pulmonary rehabilitation program after oesophagectomy: preliminary report

Variables

Non Rehabilitated Group (n = 50)

Rehabilitated Group (n = 8)

P-value

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

Sex, F

16 (32%)

2 (25%)

1.000

NAD

5 (10%)

1 (13%)

1.000

Smoker

13 (26%)

3 (38%)

0.672

Ex smoker

16 (32%)

3 (38%)

1.000

Comorbility_pneumo

20 (40%)

4 (50%)

0.706

Comorbility_other

18 (36%)

1 (13%)

0.252

Operation type: Thoracotomy

16 (32%)

3 (38%)

1.000

Transhiatal

34 (68%)

5 (63%)

 

Early_complications

21 (42%)

3 (38%)

1.000

Early_complications_pneumo

13 (26%)

2 (25%)

1.000

Late_complications

9 (18%)

3 (38%)

0.342

Late_complications_pneumo

2 (4%)

1 (13%)

0.365

CT

14 (28%)

2 (25%)

1.000

RT

22 (44%)

4 (50%)

1.000

 

mean ± sd

median

mean ± sd

median

P-value

Age

67.46 ± 0.53

69.00

70.00 ± 5.45

69.5

0.5089

PY

14.92 ± 5.30

10.00

20.38 ± 5.71

24.00

0.3418

BMI

23.25 ± 1.75

23.00

22.64 ± 0.94

22.30

0.3356

Rehabilitation days

n.a.

n.a.

15.13 ± 3.60

15.00

n.a.