Table 1 Patient characteristics
| | Home group n=38 | | | Hospital group n=39 | | | Between groups |
| | Baseline | Follow-up | P-value∗ | Baseline | Follow-up | P-value∗ | P-value† |
| Age (years) | 59.9 ± 12.6 | | | 56.9 ± 13.9 | | | |
| Males | 20 | | | 25 | | | |
| NMD / Thoracic cage | 33 / 5 | | | 35 / 4 | | | |
| PaCO2 (kPa) | 6.6 ± 0.9 | 5.7 ± 0.8 | 0.000 | 6.6 ± 1.1 | 5.9 ± 0.8 | 0.000 | 0.631 |
| PaO2 (kPa) | 10.0 ± 1.7 | 11.3 ± 2.2 | 0.002 | 9.5 ± 1.3 | 10.3 ± 1.7 | 0.015 | 0.579 |
Data are presented as n or mean ± SD. ∗P-value refers to each group. †P-value change between groups. NMD=Neuromuscular disease; PaCO2, arterial carbon dioxide; PaO2, arterial oxygen.