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

Table 2

Results of pulmonary function and exercise capacity after lung resection.

	1 week	1 month
Postoperative %VC	—	79.6 ± 15.5
Postoperative %FEV1.0	—	80.2 ± 18.7
Postoperative %DLCO	—	77.4 ± 23.3
Postoperative altitude (m)	13.8 ± 10.7	16.0 ± 9.9
Postoperative 6MWD (m)	427.1 ± 113.0	458.3 ± 118.5

%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.