Evaluation of Inflammatory Markers in Patients Undergoing a Short-Term Aerobic Exercise Program while Hospitalized due to Acute Exacerbation of COPD

Table 2

Evaluation of systemic inflammatory values before and after short-term aerobic exercise.

N = 13	Start of the test	End of the test	value
TNF-α (mg/dl)	1.19 (0.99–1.71)	1.21 (0.77–1.53)	0.58
IL-6 (mg/dl)	2.41 (2.02–0.58)	2.66 (1.69–0.48)	0.21
CRP (mg/dl)	3.88 (2.26–8.04)	4.07 (2.65–13.3)	0.56

Values expressed as median (quartile 1–quartile 3). TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor alpha; IL-6, interleukin 6; CRP, C-reactive protein. , comparisons evaluated by the Wilkoxon test.