Table 5 6-minute walk test 6 months after initial SARS-CoV-2 infection in 55 patients treated in intensive care units
From: Lung function and exercise capacity 6 months after hospital discharge for critical COVID-19
Value | Range | |
|---|---|---|
Walk distance, median (IQR), m | 548 (505–607) | 135–786 |
Percentage of predicted value, %, median (IQR) | 107.7 (96.3–116.7) | 30–142.2 |
Distance < Predicted value, N (%) | 18 (33) | |
Distance < 80% of predicted, N (%) | 4 (7) | |
Distance < LLN, N (%) | 2 (4) | |
SpO2 before exercise, %, median (IQR) | 95 (94–96) | 86–100 |
Minimum SpO2 during exercise, %, median (IQR) | 92 (90–93) | 80–97 |
SpO2 5 min of rest after exercise, %, median (IQR) | 96 (95–97) | 82–98 |
Dyspnoea on Borg scale before exercise, median (IQR) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 0–8 |
Dyspnoea on Borg scale after exercise, median (IQR) | 2.0 (0.4–3.0) | 0–9 |
Fatigue on Borg scale before exercise, median (IQR) | 0.5 (0.0–2.0) | 0–6 |
Fatigue on Borg scale after exercise, median (IQR) | 2.0 (1.4–3.3) | 0–8 |