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Table 1 Subject characteristics at baseline (safety sample)

From: Effects of nutraceutical diet integration, with coenzyme Q10 (Q-Ter multicomposite) and creatine, on dyspnea, exercise tolerance, and quality of life in COPD patients with chronic respiratory failure

 

Group A

Group B

p

(N = 30)

(N = 25)

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

AGE (years)

73.2 ± 8.7

73.9 ± 7.7

NS

BMI (Kg/m2)

30.8 ± 8.8

29.3 ± 7.9

NS

PaO2 (mmHg)

58.2 ± 4.9

58.2 ± 6.4

NS

PaCO2 (mmHg)

45.0 ± 4.4

43.9 ± 5.4

NS

FEV1 (% pred.)

41.7 ± 14.6

44.0 ± 14.6

NS

VC (% pred.)

70.0 ± 22.9

71.3 ± 25.5

NS

RV (% pred.)

116.0 ± 48.7

115.8 ± 51.5

NS

DLCO (% pred.)

58.1 ± 23.6

61.7 ± 33.5

NS

MRC

4.96 ± 0.73

4.04 ± 0.76

NS

6MWT (meters)

236.4 ± 91.4

249.3 ± 74.2

NS

  1. NS Not Significant; Independent-Samples t-Test.