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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of pre-hab cohort

From: Feasibility of setting up a pre-operative optimisation ‘pre-hab’ service for lung cancer surgery in the UK

Demographic

Cohort characteristics

Gender

Male 35 (70%)

Age (mean; range)

72.68 (55-88)

COPD status

• None

2 (4%)

• Mild (FEV1 ≥ 80% predicted)

9 (18%)

• Moderate (FEV1 50-80% predicted)

17 (34%)

• Severe (FEV1 30-50% predicted)

19 (38%)

• Very severe (FEV1 < 30% predicted)

3 (6%)

On optimal inhalers at initial review (n = 46)

21 (45.7%)

Smoking status

• Current

20 (40%)

• Ex

25 (50%)

• Never

3 (6%)

• Not recorded

2 (4%)

Baseline FEV1 (ml) (mean; IQR)

1,385 (880-1730)

Baseline FEV1 (% predicted) (mean; IQR)

59.5% (35.8-74.8%)

Baseline DLCO (% predicted) (mean; IQR) (n = 45)

54.6% (42-66%)

Self-reported baseline exercise tolerance (m) (mean; IQR) (n = 28)

254.6 (31.3-262.5)

Baseline MRC dyspnoea score (mean; IQR) (n = 43)

3.74 (3-5)

  1. DLCO diffusion coefficient for carbon monoxide, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, IQR interquartile range, MRC Medical Research Council