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Table 2 Time-trend analysis of pulmonary function in Group A (SR: Standard Rehabilitation) and Group B (IR: Intensive Rehabilitation)

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

 

Variables

T0

T1

T2

P-valueT0-T1

P-valueT1-T2

P-valueT0-T2

  

mean ± sd

median

mean ± sd

median

mean ± sd

median

   

SR Group(n = 50)

FVC pred%

97.44 ± 18.19

96.5

-

-

85.21 ± 20.03

86.00

-

-

<0.0001

FEV1 pred%

88.38 ± 20.56

91.5

-

-

77.19 ± 21.73

80.00

-

-

<0.0001

TLC pred%

95.32 ± 16.66

95.5

-

-

89.55 ± 14.8

88.00

-

-

<0.0001

RV pred%

104.46 ± 28.18

100.5

-

-

98.43 ± 27.53

94.00

-

-

<0.0001

IR Group(n = 8)

FVC pred%

96.75 ± 13.61

98.00

92.38 ± 9.50

93.50

95.88 ± 8.39

96.50

0.0925

0.0136

0.1797

FEV1 pred%

82.75 ± 13.76

79.50

78.50 ± 9.90

76.50

85.63 ± 8.25

81.50

0.0793

0.0136

0.5271

TLC pred%

97.5 ± 14.27

100.50

87.25 ± 10.40

86.50

95.75 ± 12.16

96.50

0.0117

0.0117

0.1013

RV pred%

107.00 ± 18.94

104.50

94.13 ± 9.40

91.50

102.88 ± 15.43

99.50

0.014

0.0138

0.0348

6MWD

-

-

159.63 ± 29.34

152.50

223.63 ± 33.81

234.00

-

0.0117

-

Borg

-

-

4.25 ± 0.71

4.00

2.50 ± 0.53

2.50

-

0.0083

-

Barthel

-

-

67.13 ± 4.7

67.00

95.00 ± 4.60

95.50

-

0.0116

-

Vas

-

-

5.38 ± 1.03

5.00

1.20 ± 0.64

1.15

-

0.0115

-

Po2

  

67.29 ± 4.51

67.85

78.45 ± 5.26

77.80

-

0.0116

 
 

IADL Score

  

2,7 ± 0.43

3.00

4.2 ± 0.79

5.00

-

0.081

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