Table 3 change assessment at each group

Group1

FVC (ml)

1287.6000

106.79760

− 0.990

0.3125

FVC (ml) 6M

1265.5530

215.15587

FVC%predicted

55.7500

4.26584

0.340

0.814

FVC%predicted 6M

53.8500

6.42589

6MWT (m)

287.5000

33.06692

1.785

0.0674

6MWT (m) 6M

310.0000

74.09809

PaO₂ at rest

64.7500

2.31414

− 1.653

0.0881

PaO₂ at rest 6M

66.0500

2.81864

SaO₂

93.5000

2.48151

1.245

0.124

SaO₂ 6M

94.1500

3.52846

PAP

35.0000

7.36278

1.085

0.231

PAP 6M

33.0000

6.56947

SGRQ SCORE

37.2000

1.43637

1.106

0.224

SGRQ SCORE 6M

38.2500

2.35123

Group2

FVC (ml)

1276.0000

106.74120

4.745

0.00**

FVC (ml) 6M

1100.5000

109.46160

FVC%predicted

57.4500

6.16542

1.879

0.052

FVC%predicted 6M

48.5000

4.53640

6MWT

290.0000

28.83711

4.314

0.00**

6MWT 6M

267.0000

37.98892

PaO2 at rest

62.8500

4.24605

3.088

0.002*

PaO2 at rest 6M

54.9000

3.53777

SaO2

92.5000

2.65370

− 5.139

0.00**

SaO2 6M

87.0000

3.07794

PAP

33.2500

5.74800

− 2.019

0.048*

PAP 6M

36.8000

5.95686

SGRQ SCORE

37.8500

2.42441

− 3.795

0.00**

SGRQ SCORE 6M

44.5000

2.35627