Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 197 patients waiting for lung transplantation

Sex, male/female, n

102/95

Age, years

47

38–54

BMI, kg/m²

19.0

16.7–21.7

Smokers, number

94 (47.7%)

Charlson comorbidity index

0

0–1

PaO₂, mmHg

74.5

62.0–88.9

PaCO₂, mmHg

45.1

40.1–51.5

FVC, L

1.7

1.2–2.3

FVC, %predicted

46.4

36.1–61.6

FEV₁, L

1.2

0.7–1.7

FEV₁, %predicted

40.8

24.5–55.8

6-min walk distance, m

300

208–389

mMRC dyspnea (0–4)

3

2–4

SGRQ symptoms (0–100)

69.6

56.2–80.7

SGRQ activities (0–100)

86.4

77.2–92.5

SGRQ impacts (0–100)

57.5

43.3–70.1

SGRQ total (0–100)

67.3

56.5–76.7

HADS anxiety (0–21)

5

2–8

HADS depression (0–21)

6

3–9