Table 1—

Characteristics of study subjects

Cell phone groupControl groupp-value
Subjects n2424
Age yrs71.4±1.772.8±1.30.741
Males24 (100)24 (100)1.000
Body mass index22.9±0.723.5±0.70.773
SF-12 PCS38.7±1.840.1±1.30.959
ISWT m255.8±20.6262.9±16.50.464
FVC L1.87±0.072.00±0.130.718
FEV1 L0.97±0.060.99±0.060.951
FEV1 % pred45.2±3.246.0±2.80.918
FEV1/FVC%51.8±2.850.8±2.40.650
IC pre-ISWT L1.59±0.061.69±0.120.789
IC post-ISWT L1.30±0.061.37±0.110.934
Change in IC0.29±0.020.32±0.030.322
  • Data are presented as mean±SEM or n (%), unless otherwise stated. SF-12: Short Form-12 Health Survey; PCS: physical component summary scores; ISWT: incremental shuttle walk test; FVC: forced vital capacity; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second; % pred: % predicted; IC: inspiratory capacity.