Which field walking test should be used to assess functional exercise capacity in lung cancer? an observational study

Table 2 Test results

Variable	Mean ± SD
Field walking tests
6MWD, m	499.0 ± 78
ISWT distance, m	410.0 ± 124.9
ISWT predicted VO₂peak, ml/kg/min	14.4 ± 3.1
ESWT time, seconds	581.4 ± 383.5
ESWT level, completed	11 ± 3
CPET
Resting data
Heart rate, beats/min	90.7 ± 15.4
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	127.6 ± 15.2
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	78.7 ± 12.4
Oxygen saturation, %	97.2 ± 1.3
Peak data
Heart rate, beats/min	131.2 ± 19.1
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	167.9 ± 22.9
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	92.5 ± 19.9
Oxygen saturation, %	94.2 ± 6.3
VO₂peak, ml/kg/min	17.8 ± 2.8
VO₂peak, ml/kg/min, % predicted	76.0 ± 14.3
VO₂peak, L/min	1.4 ± 0.4
VO₂peak, L/min, % predicted	74.9 ± 18.4
VE, L/min	59.6 ± 15.5
Work	86.2 ± 33.9

Abbreviations: % percent; 6MWD six minute walk distance; CPET cardio-pulmonary exercise test; ESWT endurance shuttle walk test; ISWT incremental shuttle walk test; kg kilograms; L litres; min minutes; ml millilitres; mmHg millimetre of mercury; SD standard deviation; VO₂peak peak oxygen consumption

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