Table 2.
Six‐minute walk test parameters in ILD patients and controls.
| ILD | ||||||
| CONTROLS (N = 11) | TOTAL (N = 49)♦ | IPF (N = 23) | LAM (N = 15) | CHP (N = 6) | CLF (5) | |
| Distance (SD) | 602 m (95) | 430 m (122)† | 373 m (114) | 480m (116) | 484 m (117) | 474 m (87) |
| SpO2 basal % (SD) | 96.5 (2) | 95 (2)* | 94 (3) | 95 (3) | 95 (2) | 96 (1) |
| SpO2 min % (SD) | 94 (2) | 85 (8)† | 82 (7) | 87 (10) | 86 (5) | 86 (4) |
| SpO2 basal ‐ min (IQ) | 3 (2 – 4) | 10 (6 ‐ 13)† | 10 (9 ‐ 15) | 5 (2 ‐ 11) | 9 (6 ‐ 11) | 10 (6 ‐ 12) |
| DDR (IQ) | 2.5 (2 – 4.5) | 10 (6 ‐ 17)† | 11 (9 ‐ 23) | 6 (4 ‐ 12) | 8 (6 ‐ 10) | 8 (6 ‐ 8) |
SD ‐ Standard deviation; IQ – interquartile; Distance in meters; DDR ‐ desaturation distance ratio; SpO2 basal % ‐ peripheral oxygen saturation at rest; SpO2 min % ‐ minimal sustained SpO2 during ≥ 10 seconds
♦
Comparison between controls and all 49 ILD patients
*
p value not significant †p < 0,05