
Mostly patients were in the age group of 60-70 years (n=108), group A had 54, 49 were in group B and 69 in group C.
Figure 1: Pictorial representation showing significance of differences in participant population anthropometric strata
Patient characteristics |
Cases n=172 |
Age |
64 |
Gender |
130 |
Age at the disease onset |
113 |
Smoking status |
50 |
Residence |
88 |
Table 1: Demographic characteristics of study populatio
Groups |
Admission not required |
Admission Required |
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n |
% |
n |
% |
|
A |
|
|
|
|
B |
|
|
|
|
C |
|
|
|
|
Total |
135 |
100.0 |
37 |
100.0 |
*2 7.01, p <0.05
Table 2: Frequency of hospital Admission for exacerbation of the disease
Group |
No. of Patients |
Pre CAT Score (Mean+SD) |
Post CAT Score (Mean+SD) |
P value |
|
54 |
20.36+9.20 |
14.47+6.59 |
|
B |
49 |
19.77+7.57 |
16.00+7.47 |
|
C |
69 |
19.88+8.39 |
18.40+6.40 |
|
Overall |
172 |
20.01+8.40 |
16.43+6.93 |
Comparison of overall pre and post intervention CAT score across three groups A, B and C, were statistically highly significant (p= 0.005) (Table 3).
Table 3: Comparison of pre and post intervention CAT score of study groups
Group |
|
A |
B |
C |
Overall |
|
54 |
49 |
69 |
172 |
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Mean+SD |
Mean |
Pre |
44.59+15.53 |
41.27+12.05 |
45.65+17.35 |
44.10+15.42 |
Mean |
Post |
49.09+16.89 |
45.91+15.67 |
45.94+16.67 |
46.98+15.92 |
|
95% CI |
Lower Bound |
Pre |
39.56 |
34.86 |
41.54 |
41.27 |
Post |
43.65 |
38.95 |
41.02 |
41.07 |
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Upper Bound |
Pre |
49.61 |
43.69 |
50.76 |
46.93 |
|
Post |
52.53 |
50.88 |
49.86 |
48.89 |
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P Value |
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|
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No statistical significance (p>0.05) was seen between the pre and post intervention forced expiratory volume in first second (FEV1) across the three study groups (Table 4)
Table 4: Comparison of pre and post intervention forced expiratory volume in first second (FEV1) cross the study groups
Group |
No. of |
Mean+SD |
95% CI for mean |
|
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Lower Bound |
Upper Bound |
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Pre |
Post |
Pre |
Post |
Pre |
Post |
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A |
54 |
5.06+2.20 |
4.43+2.03 |
4.39 |
3.81 |
5.74 |
5.05 |
|
B |
49 |
5.13+1.86 |
4.44+1.79 |
4.50 |
3.83 |
5.77 |
5.05 |
|
C |
69 |
5.71+2.33 |
5.41+2.17 |
5.06 |
4.80 |
6.36 |
6.02 |
|
Overall |
172 |
5.34+2.1 |
4.81+2.07 |
4.96 |
4.45 |
5.71 |
5.17 |
A statistically significant difference in the post intervention mean BODE score between group A and group C (p < 0.05) and group B and group C (p < 0.05) was observed (Table 5).
Table 5: Comparison of pre and post BODE score across the study groups
Mostly patients were in the age group of 60-70 years (n=108), group A had 54, 49 were in group B and 69 in group C.
Figure 1: Pictorial representation showing significance of differences in participant population anthropometric strata
Levels of IL-6 recorded pre and post intervention for the three treatment groups A, B and C showed a significant statistical difference (p<0.05) (Figure 2).
Figure 2: Illustrates the comparison of pre and post intervention IL6 levels in study groups
Statistically significant difference were observed in the post intervention mean concentration IL-8 levels between two treatment groups, A and C (p < 0.05) B and C (p< 0.05) (Figure 3).
Figure 3: Illustrates the comparison of pre and post intervention of IL-8 levels in the study group
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