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.

VariablesCOPD (n = 14)
Phase APhase B

Age (years)75 ± 9.575 ± 9.5
Males, n (%)12 (86)12 (86)
Height (cm)161.00 ± 7.98160.46 ± 7.60
Weight (kg)62.8 ± 14.1762.4 ± 14.98
BMI24.21 ± 4.8524.09 ± 4.97
Body fat (%)24.71 ± 6.1824.89 ± 6.29
mMRC1.86 ± 0.831.5 ± 0.82
CAT13.50 ± 5.2210.36 ± 6.80
BR (breaths/min)19.01 ± 5.7019.24 ± 4.82
PR (beats/min)86.50 ± 15.7482.45 ± 17.31
VT (L)0.68 ± 0.360.66 ± 0.67
VC (L)2.16 ± 0.842.02 ± 0.36

BMI: body mass index; BR: breathing rate; PR: pulse rate; VT: tidal volume; VC: vital capacity.