Analysis of Optimal Health-Related Quality of Life Measures in Patients Waitlisted for Lung Transplantation

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of 199 patients.

	Mean ± SD
Age, years	45.4 ± 11.1
Sex, male/female	102/97
BMI, kg/m^2	19.6 ± 3.88
PaO2, mmHg	79.3 ± 26.2
PaCO2, mmHg	46.2 ± 10.1
%FEV1, %predicted	42.1 ± 19.8
%FVC, %predicted	50.9 ± 21.2
6MWD, m	302 ± 144
mMRC dyspnea (0–4)	2.74 ± 1.14
HADS anxiety (0–21)	5.47 ± 4.47
HADS depression (0–21)	6.82 ± 4.47

BMI: body mass index; PaO₂: partial pressure of arterial oxygen; PaCO₂: partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide; FEV₁: forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC: forced vital capacity; 6MWD: 6-minute walk distance; mMRC: modified Medical Research Council; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.