PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Elif Sen AU - Fatma Ciftci AU - Gokcen Arkan AU - Duygu Acar AU - Pinar Onen AU - Banu Gulbay AU - Oznur Yildiz AU - Turan Acican AU - Sevgi Saryal AU - Gulseren Karabiyikoglu TI - Pulmonary function tests, exercise capacity and health status in GOLD A, B, C, D groups DP - 2014 Sep 01 TA - European Respiratory Journal PG - P3975 VI - 44 IP - Suppl 58 4099 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P3975.short 4100 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/P3975.full SO - Eur Respir J2014 Sep 01; 44 AB - INTRODUCTION:The assessment of COPD aims to determine the severity,its impacts on the health status,the risk of future events.This study aimed to measure pulmonary function tests,exercise capacity in GOLD A,B,C,D groups.METHODS:93 male, 7 female COPD patients were included.Spirometric expiratory flow, plethysmographic lung volumes, arterial blood gases measurements and six minute walking tests were performed.Statistical analysis were performed using SPSS 11.0 package program.RESULTS:Mean FVC,FEV1%,FEV1/FVC, RV%, RV/TLC, PaO2, PaCO2, 6 minute walking distance were significantly different.Mean age,BMI,pack-year,TLC,pH were not different between A,B,C,D groupsView this table:Comparisons between GOLD A, B, C, D groups.Negative correlations were found between CAT scores and FEV1(r=-0,31,p=0,001),FEV1/FVC(r=-0,28,p=0,01),PaO2(r=-0,23,p=0,03),6 minute walking distance(r=-0,26,p=0,01).CONCLUSION:It was shown that expiratory flow measurements,lung volumes,arterial blood gases,exercise capacity may differ between A,B,C,D groups.CAT scores was negatively correlated with expiratory flow limitation, hypoxemia and exercise capacity.The pathophysiologic effects of COPD may have significant differences between groups in this approach of the disease evaluation.