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Published in final edited form as: Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2014 Apr 30;199:34–40. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2014.04.003

Table 4.

Maximal ratings for dyspnea and perceived exertion obtained using Borg CR-10 or Dalhousie pictorial scales.

Scale	Age (yrs)	Median (IQR)	p-value
Dalhousie-leg exertion	8-12	4 (4-6)	0.012
(maximum =7)	13-18	6 (4.25-6)	0.013
Borg-exertion	8-12	4 (3-6)	0.006
(maximum =10)	13-18	6 (4.25-8)	0.009
Dalhousie-breath effort	8-12	4 (3-6)	0.23
(maximum =7)	13-18	5 (4-5.75)	0.22
Borg-dyspnea	8-12	4 (3-6)	0.019
(maximum =10)	13-18	5 (4-7)	0.04

IQR inter-quartile range. p-values for Wilcoxon test comparing medians.