Table 1 Anthropometric and clinical characteristics of patients

female/male (n)

42/ 20

22/ 8

20/ 12

age (yrs)

46.4 ± 11.2

47.1 ± 12.5

46.9 ± 10.1

bodyweight (kg)

84.2 ± 22.5

87.7 ± 27.1

80.7 ± 16.2

BMI (kg/m²)

28.7 ± 6.7

29.5 ± 7.5

27.7 ± 5.5

fat mass (%)

31.4 ± 11.5

33.6 ± 11.5

29.4 ± 11.3

FAS (points)

35.2 ± 7.3

35.1 ± 7.4

35.6 ± 7.4

FEV₁ (l)

3.19 ± 0.83

3.20 ± 0.83

3.18 ± 0.84

FEV₁ predicted (%)^#

95 ± 18

98 ± 15

93 ± 20

VC (l)

3.98 ± 1.04

3.93 ± 1.03

4.02 ± 1.07

VC predicted (%)^#

95 ± 17

96 ± 15

94 ± 18

Daily physical activity

total physical activity (MET-h/wk)

22.4 ± 12.7

21.2 ± 10.7

24.2 ± 11.5

exercise activity (MET-h/wk)

4.7 ± 6.0

3.5 ± 3.9

6.6 ± 7.4

steps per day

7797 ± 3287

7414 ± 2851

8155 ± 3492

Exercise capacity

power output_max (watt/kg)

1.64 ± 0.47

1.62 ± 0.61

1.74 ± 0.57

power output_max relative to norm value (%)

86 ± 25

84 ± 26

88 ± 24

V̇O_2peak (ml/min/kg)

22.4 ± 6.4

21.5 ± 6.1

23.3 ± 6.5

V̇O_2peak relative to norm value (%)

72 ± 19

70 ± 19

75 ± 19

Mental and physical capability

work ability index (points)

23.2 ± 8.3

23.6 ± 6.7

23.0 ± 9.6

Health-related quality of life

SF-36 physical component score (points)

35.1 ± 9.2

35.3 ± 8.4

34.9 ± 9.8

SF-36 mental component score (points)

40.5 ± 13.3

40.7 ± 13.9

40.4 ± 13.0

Anxiety and depression scale

depression severity (points)

7.1 ± 4.4

6.7 ± 4.1

7.5 ± 4.8

anxiety severity (points)

7.1 ± 4.8

4.9 ± 0.9

4.7 ± 0.8