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Table 3 Relationship Between Peripheral Muscle Endurance and Disease Severity Measures

From: Fatigue and multidimensional disease severity in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseFatica e gravità della patologia valutata con misure multidimensionali nella broncopneumopatia cronica ostruttiva

Variable

FEV1

GOLD

SAFE

BODE

FSS

FIS

Sit-ups (n)

0.59*

-0.69*

-0.68*

-0.67*

-0.43

-0.51*

Squats (n)

0.56*

-0.59*

-0.48*

-0.57*

-0.37

-0.51*

Push-ups (n)

0.56*

-0.62*

-0.43

-0.55*

-0.37

-0.39

  1. Definition of abbreviations: FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; FIS, Fatigue Impact Scale; FSS, Fatigue Severity Scale; GOLD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
  2. *p < 0.05.