Table 1.

Scoring for the components of the bode index: body-mass index, degree of airflow obstruction, dyspnea, and exercise capacity

		Points on BODE Index
Parameter	0	1	2	3
Body mass index (kg/m2)	> 21	≤ 21	-	-
FEV1 (% predicted)	≥ 65	50-64	36-49	≤ 35
6 minute walking distance (m)	≥ 350	250-349	150-249	≤ 149
MMRC dyspnea scale (score)	0-1	2	3	4

Definition of abbreviation: FEV₁, forced expiratory volume in 1^st second; MMRC, Modified Medical Research Council.

BODE groups are classified as: 1-2 points: BODE 0; 2-4 points: BODE 1; 4-7 points: BODE 2; 7-10 points: BODE 3.