TABLE 2.

The 6-min walk test findings of study participants (n = 84).

Variable	Total (n = 84)			Women (n = 66)			Men (n = 18)			p
	Mean	Standard deviation	Median interquartile ranges	Mean	Standard deviation	Median interquartile ranges	Mean	Standard deviation	Median interquartile ranges
6MWT distance, m	543.8	-	509.0–577.8	538.6	-	497.3–567.0	595.2	-	564.9–627.8	0.00
6MWT percentage predicted achieved	78.2	± 8.2	-	77.6	± 8.0	-	80.1	± 8.7	-	0.00
6MWT work, kg/m	38 098.0	± 8 109.6	-	37 638.1	± 8620.2	-	39 784.4	± 5756.7	-	0.32
Pre-heart rate, bpm	76.9	± 14.0	-	77.8	± 13.4	-	73.7	± 15.9	-	0.27
Post-heart rate, bpm	104.8	± 22.5	-	107.7	± 21.2	-	94.1	± 24.6	-	0.02
HRmax	180.9	± 9.2	-	181.5	± 8.9	-	178.8	± 10.2	-	0.27
Percentage of HRmax achieved	58.0	± 12.2	-	59.4	± 11.8	-	52.4	± 12.7	-	0.03
Pre-respiratory rate, breaths per minute	18.3	± 4.1	-	18.7	± 4.1	-	16.6	± 3.3	-	0.04
Post-respiratory rate, breaths per minute	24.5	± 5.4	-	25.1	± 5.7	-	22.6	± 3.8	-	0.08
Pre-oxygen saturation, %	96.7	± 2.7	-	96.7	± 2.9	-	96.7	± 1.8	-	0.98
Post-oxygen saturation, %	96.4	± 3.3	-	96.4	± 3.4	-	96.3	± 3.3	-	0.91
Pre-breathlessness level	0.2	± 0.7	-	0.3	± 0.8	-	0.0	± 0.0	-	0.19
Post-breathlessness level	1.0	± 1.7	-	1.2	± 1.9	-	0.2	± 0.4	-	0.04
Pre-fatigue level	0.2	± 0.6	-	0.2	± 0.7	-	0.0	± 0.1	-	0.26
Post-fatigue level	0.9	± 1.8	-	1.0	± 1.9	-	0.4	± 0.9	-	0.22

HRmax, maximum heart rate; m, metre; bpm, beats per minute; kg/m, kilogram per metre.

Findings are presented as means ± standard deviation (SD) or median interquartile ranges.