From: BODE index versus GOLD classification for explaining anxious and depressive symptoms in patients with COPD – a cross-sectional study
Variable
Points on the BODE Index
0
1
2
3
FEV1%predicted †
≥ 65
50–64
36–49
≤ 35
Distance walked in 6 min (m)
≥ 350
250–349
150–249
≤ 149
MMRC dyspnoea scale‡
0–1
4
Body mass index§
>21
≤ 21