Table 1 Participants’ baseline characteristics (mean ± SD)

Sex (male/female)

3/3

12/11

Chi\(^2\), \(p = 0.92\)

Age, years

61.8 ± 9.1

56.3 ± 10.9

0.27

Height, cm

163.5 ± 10.8

166.4 ± 10.2

0.54

Weight, kg

76.0 ± 10.4

75.7 ± 15.9

0.96

BMI, kg/m\(^2\)

28.5 ± 3.1

27.4 ± 5.7

0.31

ACT

–

22.3 ± 3.8

–

Duke Activity Status Index

47.3 ± 15.3

48.6 ± 12.1^a

0.97

Baecke Physical Activity-Leisure Index

2.9 ± 0.3

2.8 ± 0.8^a

0.93

FOSQ-10 Score

17.4 ± 2.4

17.9 ± 2.5^a

0.56

R\(_5\), cmH\(_2\)O/L/s

3.5 ± 1.4

3.9 ± 1.2

0.48

X\(_5\), cmH\(_2\)O/L/s

− 1.7 ± 1.1

− 2.1 ± 1.1

0.57

A\(_\text{x}\), cmH\(_2\)O/L

11.1 ± 11.3

15.9 ± 12.4

0.37

F\(_\text{res}\), cmH\(_2\)O/L/s

17.5 ± 6.9

20.6 ± 6.4

0.31