Table 2– 6-min walk distance (6MWD) and pulmonary haemodynamics in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) according to functional class (FC)
PAH#ANOVA p-valueCTEPHANOVA p-value
WHO FCI–IIIIIIVI–IIIIIIV
6MWD m442±97343±111*255±98*<0.001379±111309±10*210±82*<0.001
PVR Wood units9±513±6*13±7*<0.0019±510±512±60.083
Pra mmHg8±59±511±6*0.0047±58±513±7*0.001
  • Data are presented as mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. WHO: World Health Organization; PVR: pulmonary vascular resistance; Pra: right atrial pressure. #: n=866; : n=162. *: p<0.05 for differences between FC I–II versus FC III and FC IV groups for both aetiologies.