Table 1 Overall analysis

FEV1

BE group

0.82 ± 0.10

0.87 ± 0.06

control group

0.83 ± 0.11

0.90 ± 0.06

p value

0.343

0.111

FVC

BE group

0.81 ± 0.13

0.84(0.83–0.88)

control group

0.82 ± 0.13

0.87(0.81–0.90)

p value

0.472

0.458

DLCO

BE group

1.00(0.88–1.09)

1.06 ± 0.07

control group

0.97(0.85–1.06)

1.07 ± 0.10

p value

0.307

0.871

Appetite

BE group

1.00(0.57−1.00)

1.29(1.22–1.58)

control group

1.00(0.63−1.00)

1.22(1.00−2.75)

p value

0.609

0.880

Pain

BE group

0.75(0.50–0.83)

0.21(0.14–0.41)

control group

0.67(0.50−1.00)

0.18(0.11−2.00)

p value

0.674

0.667

LCQ

BE group

1.02(0.92–1.14)

1.03(0.86–1.15)

control group

1.06(0.91–1.21)

1.05(1.00−1.15)

p value

0.308

0.532

FACT-L

BE group

0.92(0.70–1.20)

0.84 ± 0.26

control group

0.93(0.69–1.13)

0.85 ± 0.34

p value

0.763

0.938

Anxiety

BE group

0.76(0.62–0.84)

1.04 ± 0.24

control group

0.80(0.67–0.85)

0.97 ± 0.22

p value

0.539

0.975

Depression

BE group

0.97(0.84–1.06)

1.00(0.90–1.08)

control group

0.97(0.84–1.06)

0.93(0.86–1.02)

p value

0.397

0.160

Sleep

BE group

1.00(0.88–1.14)

0.93(0.71–1.08)

control group

1.00(0.89–1.17)

1.00(0.86–1.25)

p value

0.130

0.171

Breathing

BE group

1.00(0.67−1.00)

0.84(0.50−1.00)

control group

1.00(0.73−1.00)

0.80(0.50−1.00)

p value

0.612

0.650