Table 2 Changes in pulmonary function, 6-minute walk test, and health-related quality of life before and after 12 weeks of pulmonary rehabilitation

37.7 ± 2.4

37.9 ± 3.2

32.6 ± 2.8

35.1 ± 2.7^a

42.2 ± 2.9

43.9 ± 4.3

36.9 ± 3.2

40.3 ± 3.3^a

84.1 ± 8.6

83.6 ± 7.8

82.9 ± 9.4

83.5 ± 10.8

362.8 ± 99.4

330.3 ± 94.4

371.3 ± 77.9

405.4 ± 78.1^a

94.0/ 81.4

93.2/ 76.8

93.9/ 77.0

94.6/ 79.1

98.2/ 125.8

101.4/ 127.7

103.3/ 126.7

92.0/ 123.4

0.5/ 5.0

1.5/ 7.0

1.25/ 5.0

0/ 4.5^a

(0–4)/ (3–10)

(0–4)/ (2–9)

(0–4)/ (4–8)

(0–4)/ (1–8)

32.9 ± 1.8^b

32.3 ± 1.6^b

31.0 ± 2.1^c

33.5 ± 2.2^{a, c}

30.2 ± 3.5^b

33.0 ± 4.7^b

29.6 ± 1.6^c

30.3 ± 1.6^c

44.3 ± 3.9^b

46.2 ± 4.9^b

38.5 ± 3.0^c

41.4 ± 2.3^c

41.2 ± 3.4^b

41.3 ± 4.6^b

38.2 ± 2.7^c

40.7 ± 2.2^c

48.2 ± 6.0^e

46.5 ± 6.1^e

54.6 ± 5.0

24.5 ± 4.0^a

61.6 ± 6.0^e

72.3 ± 6.1^e

53.7 ± 5.8

45.9 ± 5.6^a

30.0 ± 4.2^e

46.7 ± 7.0^a,e

36.2 ± 5.7

22.6 ± 5.1^a

42.6 ± 4.6^e

54.4 ± 4.9^e

44.6 ± 4.8

30.0 ± 4.4^a