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. 2010 May 28;10:32. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-32

Table 5.

Statistically significant relationships between the MRC chronic dyspnea score and the parameters of the 6 minute walk test (6MWT) in the study population quantified using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient

6MWT parameter MRC score
Distance r -.781
p <.001
SPO2 at initiation r -.542
p .005
SPO2 at the end r -.713
p <.001
DSPO2 r 0.634
p .001

SPO2 oxygen saturation, DSPO2 difference of saturation between the end and the initiation of the test, BP Blood pressure