| TP | FEVa | FVC | VOpeakb | 6MWTD | Powerpeak | PowerIAT | HRIAT |
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Mean (SD) | T0 | 72.3 (17.3) | 87.3 (13.4) | 28.5 (6.5) | 590 (87.1)a | 1.51 (0.5) | 1.13 (0.3) | 148 (13.3) |
| T1 | 71.0 (19.8) | 85.6 (13.7) | 29.4 (7.0) | 601 (62.3) | 1.56 (0.5) | 1.14 (0.4) | 147 (11.6) |
| T2 | 68.4 (20.8) | 85.4 (15.6) | 30.0 (9.0) | 616 (56.3) | 1.62 (0.6) | 1.12 (0.3) | 144 (10.9) |
rmANOVA (p) | | 0.102 | 0.575 | 0.413 | 0.287b | 0.362b | 0.714b | 0.230 |
- TP, time point; T0, baseline assessment; T1, assessment after 12 weeks; T2, assessment after 52 weeks; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second (%predicted); FVC, forced vital capacity (%predicted); VO2peak, oxygen uptake at maximum work rate (ml/min/kg); 6MWTD, six-minute walk test-distance (m); Powerpeak, maximum work rate (w/kg); PowerIAT, work rate at individual anaerobic threshold; HRIAT = heartrate (beats/min); SD, standard deviation; rmANOVA, repeated-measures analysis of variance
- aData violated the assumption of a normal distribution
- bGreenhouse-Geisser correction was applied