Endurance and Resistance Training in Radically Treated Respiratory Cancer patients: A Pilot Study

Table 2

The effects of a 12-week multidisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation program.

	At baseline ($n=16$)	After 12 weeks ($n=16$)	$P$ value
FEV1 (L)	1.8 ± 0.7	1.7 ± 0.6	$P=.629$
BMI (kg/m^2)	23 ± 5	24 ± 5	$P=0.060$
VO2max (% pred.)	56 ± 15	66 ± 15	$P=0.022$
6 MWD (% pred.)	68 ± 11	78 ± 9	$P=0.003$
Quadriceps force (% pred.)	67 ± 17	78 ± 31	$P=0.505$
Handgrip force (% pred.)	71 ± 31	74 ± 33	$P=0.209$
PImax (% pred.)	54 ± 23	62 ± 19	$P=0.041$
FFM (kg)	49 ± 11	51 ± 13	$P=\mathrm{\hspace{0.17em}\hspace{0.17em}}0.025$
FFMI (kg/m^2)	16 ± 3.0	17 ± 3.0	$P=0.024$
CRDQd (points)	17 ± 5	24 ± 6	$P=0.002$
CRDQf (points)	16 ± 5	18 ± 5	$P=0.027$

FE${\text{V}}_1$: Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 sec; BMI: Body Mass Index; VO₂max: Maximal Oxygen Consumption; 6MWD: 6-Minute Walking Distance; PImax: Maximal Inspiratory Pressure; FFM: Fat Free Mass; FFMI: Fat-Free Mass Index; CRDQd: Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire dyspnea; CRDQf: Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire fatigue.