Research Article
The Indices of Instantaneous Pulse Rate Variability Are Indicators for Daily Life Quality Assessment in Patients with COPD
Table 1
Basic information of subjects.
| Variables | COPD (n = 14) | Phase A | Phase B |
| Age (years) | 75 ± 9.5 | 75 ± 9.5 | Males, n (%) | 12 (86) | 12 (86) | Height (cm) | 161.00 ± 7.98 | 160.46 ± 7.60 | Weight (kg) | 62.8 ± 14.17 | 62.4 ± 14.98 | BMI | 24.21 ± 4.85 | 24.09 ± 4.97 | Body fat (%) | 24.71 ± 6.18 | 24.89 ± 6.29 | mMRC | 1.86 ± 0.83 | 1.5 ± 0.82 | CAT | 13.50 ± 5.22 | 10.36 ± 6.80 | BR (breaths/min) | 19.01 ± 5.70 | 19.24 ± 4.82 | PR (beats/min) | 86.50 ± 15.74 | 82.45 ± 17.31 | VT (L) | 0.68 ± 0.36 | 0.66 ± 0.67 | VC (L) | 2.16 ± 0.84 | 2.02 ± 0.36 |
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BMI: body mass index; BR: breathing rate; PR: pulse rate; VT: tidal volume; VC: vital capacity.
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