Table 3.
Results of the 6 minute walk test (6MWT) in the study population (n = 25) in total as well as divided in groups based on the MRC score (0-1, 2, 3-4).
| MRC | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0-1 | 2 | 3-4 | |||||||||
| N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | |
| Distance | 25 | 326.40 | 153.06 | 10 | 462.60 | 85.18 | 8 | 278.50 | 123.59 | 7 | 186.57 | 90.68 |
| 1SPO2 at the initiation % | 25 | 94.84 | 2.23 | 10 | 96.60 | 1.51 | 8 | 93.63 | 1.51 | 7 | 93.71 | 2.29 |
| 1SPO2 at the end % | 25 | 87.64 | 5.61 | 10 | 92.60 | 4.06 | 8 | 84.63 | 3.78 | 7 | 84.00 | 4.00 |
| 2DSPO2 | 25 | 7.20 | 4.29 | 10 | 4.00 | 3.89 | 8 | 9.00 | 3.55 | 7 | 9.71 | 2.75 |
| PULSE at the initiation | 25 | 80.16 | 13.75 | 10 | 76.00 | 13.46 | 8 | 83.00 | 17.21 | 7 | 82.86 | 9.53 |
| PULSE at the end | 24 | 104.25 | 17.15 | 9 | 105.89 | 18.59 | 8 | 102.75 | 19.89 | 7 | 103.86 | 14.09 |
| 3BP Systolic (mmHg) | 25 | 123.60 | 12.71 | 10 | 128.00 | 8.88 | 8 | 119.38 | 14.74 | 7 | 122.14 | 14.68 |
| 3BP Diastolic (mmHg) | 25 | 76.00 | 6.45 | 10 | 78.50 | 4.12 | 8 | 75.00 | 9.26 | 7 | 73.57 | 4.76 |
| BORG scale at the initiation | 25 | 0.18 | 0.35 | 10 | 0.10 | 0.32 | 8 | 0.19 | .37 | 7 | 0.29 | 0.39 |
| BORG scale at the end | 25 | 2.02 | 1.75 | 10 | 1.20 | 0.89 | 8 | 2.38 | 1.77 | 7 | 2.79 | 2.34 |
All values are shown as mean ± standard deviation (SD)
1 SPO2 oxygen saturation
2 DSPO2 Difference of saturation between the end and the initiation of the test
3 BP Blood pressure