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Table 3 Correlation between change in aortic stiffness (aPWV) after PR with baseline demographic and clinical measures in 54 patients with COPD

From: Pulmonary rehabilitation, physical activity and aortic stiffness in COPD

Outcomes

Mean ± SD, or median (IQR)

 

p-value

Age (years)

72.71 ± 8.48

r = − 0.01

0.93

FEV1 (L)

1.23 ± 0.41

r = −0.10

0.47

FEV1 (% predicted)

50.47 ± 17.55

r = −0.09

0.49

FEV1/FVC %

49.20 ± 12.28

r = 0.05

0.71

BMI (kg/m2)

26.47 ± 6.13

r = 0.02

0.85

SBP (mmHg)

139.97 ± 18.87

r = 0.21

0.12

DBP (mmHg)

80.30 ± 14.01

r = 0.11

0.42

MAP (mmHg)

96.07 ± 16.75

r = 0.18

0.19

QRISK%

32.23 ± 16.87

r = −0.02

0.86

Smoking (pack years)

47 (23–60)

r = − 0.08

0.56