@article {FrankP3644, author = {Rebecca Frank and Colm Leonard and Jayne Holme and Annette Duck}, title = {The relationship between the shuttle walk test, lung function and BMI in patients with sarcoidosis}, volume = {40}, number = {Suppl 56}, elocation-id = {P3644}, year = {2012}, publisher = {European Respiratory Society}, abstract = {IntroductionMonitoring patients with sarcoidosis is important and challenging. The incremental shuttle walk test is used in outpatient settings and we assessed its correlation with lung function, BMI and age.MethodA retrospective study of data from 63 patients with sarcoidosis who had had a shuttle walk with their lung function tests. Spearman{\textquoteright}s correlation coefficient rs was used to assess the relationship between the shuttle walk (distance walked, oxygen saturations) and Borg score (before and after exercise), with lung function (FEV1, FVC and DLCO[\% predicted]), age and BMI. A stepwise multiple linear regression model of distance walked was developed.ResultsCorrelation is seen between the shuttle walk and lung function.(table1)The distance walked also correlated with age (rs=-.372, p=.003) and BMI (rs=-.303, p=.016). There was correlation between the Borg score post exercise and the BMI (rs=.253, p=.046). The multiple regression model of distance walked identified BMI (t=-3.195, p=.002), age (t=-2.963, p=.002) and FEV1 (t=3.061, p=.003) as significant independent variables.View this table:Correlation between shuttle walk test and lung functionConclusionThe shuttle walk test may be useful in monitoring patients with sarcoidosis as it correlates with lung function. The influence of BMI on distance walked cannot be underestimated.}, issn = {0903-1936}, URL = {https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P3644}, eprint = {https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P3644.full.pdf}, journal = {European Respiratory Journal} }