Tai-Chi-Chuan Exercise Improves Pulmonary Function and Decreases Exhaled Nitric Oxide Level in Both Asthmatic and Nonasthmatic Children and Improves Quality of Life in Children with Asthma

Table 2

Pediatric asthma quality of life score.

	Subgroup	0 wk	12 wk	value
Symptoms	TCC	56.44 ± 15.18	59.61 ± 11.97	0.0051
	No TCC	65.6 ± 3.65	67 ± 2.55	0.27
Activity limitation	TCC	29.78 ± 4.29	31.72 ± 3.44	0.0018
	No TCC	31.4 ± 3.36	32.8 ± 1.48	0.17
Emotional function	TCC	51.06 ± 6.12	53.17 ± 4.42	0.001
	No TCC	54 ± 2.92	55.2 ± 1.3	0.5
Total quality of life	TCC	137.2 ± 24.01	147.4 ± 27.13	0.0004
	No TCC	151 ± 7.61	155.2 ± 4.2	0.10

TCC (); no TCC (). All values are expressed as mean ± SD. p values were obtained by comparison with the 0 wk value via Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test in the Asthma group.