| ILD | interstitial lung disease |
| RHC | right heart catheter |
| CRF | cardiorespiratory fitness |
| BMI | body mass index |
| FVC | forced vital capacity |
| CPET | cardiopulmonary exercise testing |
| PH | pulmonary hypertension |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| BODE | body-mass, airflow obstruction, dyspnea, and exercise capacity index |
| ADO | age, dyspnoea, airflow obstruction index |
| DOSE | dyspnoea, obstruction, smoking, exacerbation index |
| HRCT | high-resolution computed tomography |
| NSIP | non-specific interstitial pneumonia |
| UIP | usual interstitial pneumonia |
| IPAF | interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features |
| DLCO | diffusion capacity |
| CPFE | combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema |
| VO2peak | peak oxygen uptake |
| VO2@AT | oxygen uptake at anaerobic threshold |
| VÉ/VCO2 slope | breathing efficacy |
| VÉ/VCO2@AT | breathing efficacy at anaerobic threshold |
| 6-MWD | 6-min walking distance |
| FEV1 | forced expiratory volume in 1 s |
| SD | standard deviation |
| ROC | receiver operating characteristic |
| TLC | total lung capacity |
| W | Watt |
| RR | relative risk |
| CPI | composite physiological index |