Table 1– Patients baseline characteristics

	All	BODE score		p-value^#
	All	<7	≥7	p-value^#
Subjects	48	13	35
Male	30 (63)	8 (62)	22 (63)	0.93
Age at LTx yrs	55±6	54±5	56±6	0.41
BMI kg·m⁻²	22.4±4.2	23.0±4.1	22.2±4.3	0.53
FEV₁ % pred	23±7	29±8	22±4	<0.001
MMRC dyspnoea scale
Class 2	5	5	0	<0.001
Class 3	28	8	20
Class 4	15	0	15
6MWD m	242±121	358±106	199±97	<0.001
BODE index	7.2±1.5	5.3±1.2	7.9±1.0	<0.001
Time on waiting list months	6±4	5±4	7±4	0.09
Bilateral lung transplantation	30 (63)	8 (62)	22 (63)	0.93
Transplant period
1993–1999	22	7	15	0.50
2000–2007	26	6	20

Data are presented as n, n (%) or mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. BODE: body mass index, airway obstruction, dyspnoea, exercise capacity; LTx: lung transplantation; BMI: body mass index; FEV₁: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; % pred: % predicted; MMRC: Modified Medical Research Council; 6MWD: 6-min walk distance. ^#: comparisons between BODE score <7 and BODE score≥ 7 subgroups.