Baseline characteristics of randomised patients by intervention arm
| Baseline variables | Face-to-face PR (n=26) | Online PR (n=64) |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 71.4 (8.6) | 69.1 (7.9) |
| Gender (male), n (%) | 18 (69) | 41 (62) |
| Smoking, n (%) | ||
| Current smoker | 6 (23) | 9 (14) |
| Ex-smoker | 20 (76.9) | 55 (85.9) |
| COPD severity, n (%) | ||
| Mild | 5 (19) | 15 (23) |
| Moderate | 13 (50) | 26 (41) |
| Severe | 7 (27) | 17 (27) |
| Very severe | 1 (4) | 6 (9) |
| FEV1, mean (SD) | 1.66 (0.67) | 1.63 (0.71) |
| FEV1% predicted, mean (SD) | 60.5 (20.1) | 58.0 (23.6) |
| FVC, mean (SD) | 2.97 (1.03) | 3.03 (0.99) |
| FVC predicted, mean (SD) | 83.2 (21.2) | 88.4 (22.0) |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, forced vital capacity; PR, pulmonary rehabilitation.