Table 1.

Demographic Details.

Parameter Patients (n=88) Percentage (%)
Age (mean±SD) 57.2±9.9 years --
Sex, n (%)
 Male 56 64.0
 Female 32 36.0
BMI (mean±SD) 22.10±3.3

Hb value (mean±SD) 13.82±1.1

Educational level
 Primary education 44 50.0
 Middle school 24 11.4
 High school 15 17.1
 Undergraduate degree 4 4.5
 Graduate degree 1 1.1

Living situation
 Staying with family 86 97.7
 Alone 2 2.3

Dietary habits
 Vegetarian 51 58.0
 Non-vegetarian 37 42.1

Length of time with disease (years)
 Less than 1 22 25
 1 to 3 34 38.6
 3 to 5 18 20.5
 More than 5 14 15.9

Motivation for participation
 No motivation 14 15.9
 Yes, self-motivated 15 17.1
 Yes, family encouragement 11 12.5
 Yes, doctor’s recommendation 2 2.2
 Yes, social influence 4 4.6
 Yes, health benefits 42 47.7

Marital status
 Married 88 100
 Unmarried 0 0

Previous pulmonary rehabilitation (Yes/No)
 Yes 14 15.9
 No 74 84.2

Work status
 Working 26 29.5
 Stopped due to illness 31 35.2
 Changed job due to illness 9 10.2
 Already retired from job 22 25

Previous lung surgeries
 Yes 2 2.2
 No 86 97.8
RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2025; 16(2): e0008. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2025 April 29. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10543