Association between Pulmonary Function and Stair-Climbing Test Results after Lung Resection: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Characteristics of the subjects in the study.

	Mean ± SD	Range
Age (years)	67.1 ± 10.4	43–83
BMI (kg/m^2)	22.4 ± 2.8	16.9–27.4
Hospital length of stay (days)	17.6 ± 5.7	11–31
Preoperative %VC	100.2 ± 15.0	84.0–136.9
Preoperative % FEV1.0	97.2 ± 19.9	56.8–133.2
Preoperative %DLCO	22.5 ± 12.8	65.7–166.9
Preoperative altitude (m)	22.5 ± 12.8	6.66–48.66
Preoperative 6MWD (m)	481.8 ± 107.3	265–630

%VC, % vital capacity; %FEV_1.0, % forced expiratory volume in 1 s; %D_LCO, % carbon monoxide lung diffusion capacity; altitude, altitude reached in the stair-climbing test; 6MWD, 6-min walk distance.