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. 2020 Apr;12(4):1296–1304. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2020.02.57

Table 4. Relationships and differences between 4MGS and 6MWD and other outcome measures in the study cohort.

4MGS 6MWD
r P value r P value
Age, years −0.207 0.145 −0.3111 0.0263
BMI, kg/m2 −0.2301 0.1043 −0.1067 0.4523
PaO2, mmHg 0.1502 0.2927 0.2888 0.0398
PaCO2, mmHg 0.1779 0.2118 0.2155 0.1289
VC, L 0.0625 0.6632 0.2541 0.072
%VC, % −0.0148 0.9179 0.1949 0.1704
%FEV1/FVC −0.0721 0.615 −0.1439 0.3137
%DLCO, % 0.244 0.0845 0.5137 0.0001
mMRC score −0.3686 0.0078 −0.4421 0.0012
CAT score −0.4132 0.0026 −0.5931 <0.0001
SGRQ-S −0.3831 0.0055 −0.3962 0.004
SGRQ-A −0.5206 <0.0001 −0.6628 <0.0001
SGRQ-I −0.5013 0.0002 −0.5794 <0.0001
SGRQ-total −0.5357 <0.0001 −0.6273 <0.0001
QF torque, Nm/kg 0.1979 0.1639 0.3516 0.0114
SMI 0.0105 0.9417 0.059 0.6811

4MGS, 4-m gait speed; 6MWD, 6-min walk distance; BMI, body mass index; PaO2, arterial oxygen pressure; PaCO2, arterial carbon dioxide pressure; VC, volume capacity; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC, forced volume capacity; DLCO, diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide; mMRC, modified Medical Research Council; CAT, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test; SGRQ, St. George’s respiratory questionnaire; QF, quadriceps force; SMI, skeletal muscle mass index.