Table 1 Baseline demographic descriptive statistics by group
Supervised exercise | Unsupervised exercise | Between-group difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
M (SD) | M (SD) | p value | |
Age, years | 66.92 (9.05) | 61.50 (9.62) | .180 |
Sex, % female | 69.20 | 70.00 | .968 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 33.72 (7.58) | 35.72 (9.38) | .613 |
Pack years smoking, years | 43.17 (18.01) | 49.22 (38.56) | .636 |
Smoking history, % smoking | 38.50 | 10.00 | .123 |
Marital status, % married | 30.80 | 30.00 | .968 |
Education, % less than high school | 7.70 | 10.00 | .846 |
Employment, % working | 7.70 | 60.00* | .007 |
History of PR, % | 33.30 | 10.00 | .193 |
Comorbidities, % with 2 or more | 76.90 | 50.00 | .570 |
Supplemental oxygen, % | 15.40 | 0.00 | .194 |
Referral type, % external | 46.20 | 40.00 | .768 |
mMRC dyspnea, 0–4 | 1.83 | 1.70 | .787 |
FEV1 % predicted | 61.64 (21.15) | 76.50 (16.20) | .115 |
FEV1/FVC | 57.64 (15.81) | 60.63 (10.50) | .649 |
Steps per day | 2383 (1472) | 4783 (2865)* | .038 |
Self-efficacy for Managing Breathlessness, % | 45.00 (13.40) | 52.00 (22.00) | .376 |
6MWT, m | 369 (81) | 430 (115) | .150 |
CAT Total score, 1–40 | 19.75 (6.27) | 17.20 (5.77) | .337 |