Tables
- Table 1– Results of adapted 6-min walk test in patients previously on and not on oxygen
Patients on oxygen prior to walk test# Patients not on oxygen prior to walk test¶ Baseline walk test Optimal O2 walk test p-value Baseline walk test Optimal O2 walk test p-value Distance walked m 76.5±66.5 93.4±66.6 0.02 135.0±108.8 216.2±115.0 <0.01 Sp,O2 % Pre-walk 94.4±2.1 96.6±1.9 <0.01 94.0±2.0 97.7±1.0 <0.01 Post-walk 77.3±7.6 83.0±6.9 <0.01 80.5±5.5 86.9±3.5 <0.01 Borg score Pre-walk 1.1±1.5 1.1±1.3 0.22 1.4±1.8 1.1±1.7 0.07 Post-walk 4.8±2.1 4.5±2.2 0.80 4.1±1.7 3.7±2.0 0.13 Data are presented as mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. Sp,O2: arterial oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry. #: n=41; ¶: n=29.
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