Table 2 Means ± s.e. for each variable calculated in the two groups of patients at baseline, and at 3, 6, and 12 months of treatments (n = 40 + 40 matched)
Group A (means ± s.e.) | Group B (means ± s.e.) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T0 | T3 | T6 | T12 | T0 | T3 | T6 | T12 | |
FEV1% pred. | 82.40 ± 1.69 | 87.08 ± 1.58 | 89.98 ± 2.0 | 91.88 ± 2.13 | 81.93 ± 2.0 | 89.50 ± 2.64 | 90.9 ± 3.23 | 99.1 ± 3.24 |
Exac. Rate/p | 0.63 ± 0.13 | 0.53 ± 0.12 | 0.58 ± 0.13 | 0.60 ± 0.18 | 1.05 ± 0.16 | 0.28 ± 0.07 | 0.33 ± 0.08 | 0.18 ± 0.08 |
Hosp. rate/p. | 0.25 ± 0.07 | 0.15 ±0.06 | 0.08 ± 0.04 | 0.13 ± 0.05 | 0.30 ± 0.07 | 0.08 ± 0.04 | 0.10 ± 0.05 | 0.03 ± 0.03 |
H. duration (days) | 0.83 ± 0.26 | 0.28 ± 0.12 | 0.48 ± 0.38 | 0.60 ± 0.31 | 0.88 ± 0.31 | 0.08 ± 0.04 | 0.10 ± 0.05 | 0.03 ± 0.03 |
Inactivity (days)/p | 2.88 ± 0.63 | 1.53 ± 0.27 | 1.10 ± 0.21 | 1.45 ± 0.58 | 3.35 ± 0.63 | 0.60 ± 0.19 | 1.35 ± 0.34 | 0.83 ± 0.39 |
Spec. Visits/p | 0.68 ± 0.13 | 0.68 ± 0.11 | 0.65 ± 0.08 | 1.05 ± 0.13 | 0.70 ± 0.16 | 0.28 ± 0.07 | 0.35 ± 0.08 | 0.23 ± 0.08 |
GP visits/p | 1.33 ± 0.23 | 0.85 ± 0.15 | 0.55 ± 0.13 | 0.63 ± 0.15 | 1.53 ± 0.24 | 0.38 ± 0.12 | 0.78 ± 0.12 | 0.25 ± 0.09 |
Courses of steroids/p | 0.90 ± 0.15 | 0.73 0.13 | 0.48 ± 0.11 | 0.30 ± 0.09 | 1.08 ± 0.16 | 0.33 0.08 | 0.30 ± 0.08 | 0.13 ± 0.06 |
Courses of antibiotics/p. | 0.85 ± 0.16 | 0.63 0.10 | 0.43 ± 0.12 | 0.40 ± 0.11 | 1.03 ± 0.13 | 0.35 0.08 | 0.33 ± 0.08 | 0.15 ± 0.08 |