A randomized clinical trial to assess the influence of a three months training program (Gym-based individualized vs. Calisthenics-based non-invidualized) in COPD-patients

Table 5 Baseline measurements of Dropouts compared to other groups

	DO	IT	p-value^#	NT	p-value^##	p-value^###
6 MWT [m]	384.42 ± 98.28	407 ± 105.44	0.345	411.79 ± 64.74	0.318	0.153
M. rectus femoris [cm ² ]	7.07 ± 2.47	6.66 ± 2.7	0.754	7 ± 3.17	1.000	0.903
SGRQ	56.19 ± 19.45	46.93 ± 20.72	0.128	37.45 ± 16.92	0.011	0.028
CAT	20.04 ± 8.08	19.16 ± 6.37	0.695	14.46 ± 7.37	0.056	0.099
CRP [mg/dl]	11.65 ± 14.65	5.61 ± 2.12	0.048	5 ± 0	0.029	0.006
AAT [g/]	1.62 ± 0.29	1.38 ± 0.17	0.002	1.44 ± 0.23	0.024	0.005

Analysis included comparison of DO vs. Individualized training (IT, ^#), Dropout vs. non-individualized training (NT, ^##) or any of the three groups (^###). Continuous variables were analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis.

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