Table 5 Modified medical research council during follow up of studied patients
From: Role of long-term oxygen therapy in interstitial lung diseases
Dyspnea | Baseline | 1st month | 3rd month | 6th month | One year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade-I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grade-II | 0 | 2 (2.9%) | 7 (10%) | 7 (10%) | 7 (10%) |
Grade-III | 13 (18.6%) | 30 (42.9%) | 33 (47.1%) | 49 (70%) | 52 (74.3%) |
Grade-IV | 57 (81.4%) | 38 (54.3%) | 30 (42.9%) | 14 (20%) | 11 (15.7%) |
P value | 0.03 | ||||