Items | Treatment group (n = 50) | Control group (n = 49) | Pvalue* |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 64.33 ± 9.41 | 65.90 ± 10.73 | 0.436 |
Gender (male % ) | 21/50 (42.0) | 23/49 (46.9) | 0.621 |
Medication history (positive %) | 10/50 (20.0) | 6/49 (12.2) | 0.295 |
Smoking history (positive %) | 7/50 (14.0) | 9/49 (18.4) | 0.555 |
Drinking history (positive %) | 11/50 (22.0) | 6/49 (12.2) | 0.198 |
Respiratory symptoms score | 8.86 ± 2.15 | 8.92 ± 2.33 | 0.897 |
Chronic cough (positive %) | 46/50 (92.0) | 47/49 (95.9) | 0.692 |
Chronic expectoration (positive %) | 43/50 (86.0) | 43/49 (87.8) | 0.796 |
Asthma/Dyspnea (positive %) | 14/50 (28.0) | 18/49 (36.7) | 0.353 |
Chronic angina (positive %) | 20/50 (40.0) | 19/49 (38.8) | 0.901 |
Chronic bronchitis (positive %) | 31/50 (62.0) | 27/49 (55.1) | 0.486 |
Respiratory rate (times/min) | 19.78 ± 2.33 | 20.33 ± 2.07 | 0.220 |
Heart rate (times/min) | 80.10 ± 6.99 | 81.22 ± 6.99 | 0.426 |
HGB (mg/dL) | 133.56 ± 12.43 | 129.65 ± 11.51 | 0.108 |
RBC (10 [9]/mm [3]) | 4.51 ± 0.47 | 4.43 ± 0.54 | 0.418 |
WBC (10 [9]/mm [3]) | 6.35 ± 1.34 | 6.69 ± 1.21 | 0.188 |
Neutrophil (10 [9]/mm [3]) | 4.49 ± 1.20 | 4.76 ± 1.21 | 0.261 |
Scores of life quality (SF-36) | 109.98 ± 16.33 | 107.94 ± 13.09 | 0.596 |