From: Gender and respiratory factors associated with dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Clinical and Physiological Parameter | Correlation coefficient* | |
---|---|---|
 | Men | Women |
BMI | -0.29 | -0.28 |
ffmi | -0.39 | ns |
FEV 1 % | -0.64 | -0.45 |
FVC % | -0.45 | -0.33 |
IC/TLC | -0.52 | -0.27 |
DLCO | -0.54 | ns |
PaO 2 | -0.59 | ns |
PaCO 2 | 0.27 | ns |
P 0.1 /P imax | 0.47 | 0.46 |
VAS pre 6MWD | 0.37 | 0.52 |
VAS post 6MWD | 0.52 | 0.48 |