Healthy subjects (n = 18) Patients with COPD (n = 16)
Before PR After PR Before PR After PR
6MWD, m 668,50 ± 36,50 684,38 ± 35,72** 474,11 ± 24,3§§§ 526,94 ± 23,7†††‡‡‡
6MWD, % 89,63 ± 2,78 92,31 ± 3,82** 72,82 ± 5,42§§§ 83,13 ± 6,02†††‡‡‡
SO2, %
Rest 96,06 ± 1,18 96,38 ± 0,89 94,00 ± 1,68§§§ 93,89 ± 1,91‡‡‡
Peak 95,25 ± 1,34 95,44 ± 1,21 93,00 ± 2,38§§ 92,06 ± 2,58‡‡‡
Dyspnea
Rest 1,81 ± 0,66 1,25 ± 0,45* 3,33 ± 0,84§§§ 1,67 ± 0,49†††‡
Peak 3,19 ± 1,05 2,06 ± 0,93** 5,06 ± 0,94§§§ 3,67 ± 1,03†††‡‡‡
HR
Rest 72,13 ± 3,72 71,56 ± 2,97 73,78 ± 3,93 72,22 ± 4,33
Peak 89,69 ± 3,09 87,63 ± 3,52** 132,78 ± 6,80§§§ 128,89 ± 5,35††‡‡‡
Unit: Mean± SD.
Notes: Comparison in healthy subjects with values before and after rehabilitation program, *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001; Comparison in patients with COPD with values beforeand after rehabilitation program, P<0.05, ††P<0.01, †††P<0.001; Comparison between patients with COPD and healthy subjects before rehabilitation program; §§§P<0.001;Comparison between patients with COPD and healthy subjects after rehabilitation program, P<0.05, ‡‡P<0.01, ‡‡‡P < 0.001. 6MWD: Six-Minute Walking Distance; HR: Heart Rate; SO2: Oxygen Saturation; PR: Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
Table 3: Six-minute walking test parameters before and after rehabilitation program in healthy subjects and in patients with COPD.