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Table 2 Six-minute walk test results

From: Six minute walking distance in kyphoscoliosis patients with chronic respiratory failureTest del cammino di 6 minuti in pazienti con cifoscoliosi ed insufficienza respiratoria cronica

Variables

Median (inter quartile ratio)

Heart rate/min, baseline

86 (81.5 to 96.0)

Heart rate/min, end of test

123 (116.0 to 136.5)

SpO2%, baseline

93 (92.0 to 95.5)

SpO2%, end of test

76 (70.0 to 86.0)

Oxygen supplement during test, n (%)

8(32)

Borg scale score for fatigue, baseline

0 (0 to 1)

Borg scale score for fatigue, end of test

3 (1.5 to 5.5)

Borg scale score for dyspnea, baseline

0 (0 to 0)

Borg scale score for dyspnea, end of test

5 (2.0 to 7.0)

6MWD, m

270 (202 to 330)

6MWD, % predicted

43.7(37.6 to 47.7)

References equation [17] 6MWD, m

630.1 (575.1 to 685.8)

References of lower level limit 6MWD, m

483.9 (427.4 to 541.0)

  1. Definition of abbreviations: 6MWD, six minute walk distance; SpO2%, pulse oxygen saturation rate.