Research Article
Acute Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Inflammatory Markers in People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Pilot Study
Table 1
Characteristics of participants (n=26).
| | Characteristics | Healthy controls
n=13 | COPD participants
n=13 | P-value |
| | Sex (M/F) | 9 /4 | 9 / 4 | 1.00§ | | Age (y) | 63.4 ± 6.9 | 65.2 ± 7.6 | 0.52¥ | | BMI (kg/m2) | 24.3 ± 2.6 | 22.6 ± 3.4 | 0.17¥ | | % Fat | 28.9 ± 7.9 | 27.0 ± 7.8 | 0.53¥ | | Lean body mass (Kg) | 41.7 ± 8.3 | 39.2 ± 8.4 | 0.44¥ | | Fat body mass (Kg) | 16.9 ± 4.8 | 14.5 ± 4.3 | 0.19¥ | | Bone mass (g/cm2) | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 0.23£ | | FEV1 (l) | 2.6 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 0.6 | <0.00 | | FVC (l) | 3.4 ± 0.5 | 2.1 ± 0.8 | 0.0 | | (% pred) | 99.6 ± 12.5 | 58.1 ± 19.2 | <0.00 | | FEV1/FVC (%) | 76.9 ± 3.5 | 57.6 ± 9.1 | <0.00 | | 6MWT (m) | 574.3 ± 18.8 | 445.7 ± 25.6 | <0.00 | | Handgrip strength# (KgF) | 34.3 ± 2.4 | 34.8 ± 2.9 | 0.9 | | Pack-years (n) | 12.5 ± 4.2 | 35.9 ± 6.3 | 0.00 |
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Means ±SD. §Chi square test; ¥unpaired t-test; £Mann–Whitney test; significance. BMI: body mass index; FEV 1: forced expiratory volume in the first second; FVC: forced vital capacity; 6MWT: 6-minute walking test.# df=20. |
