Comparison of two methods of assessing physical performance in patients with chronic airway obstruction.
The results of a 12-minute walking test and the maximum working capacity (Wmax) achieved on a bicycle ergometer were compared in 25 patients with chronic obstructive lung disease. There was a significant correlation between the distance walked in 12 minutes and the Wmax that each patient could achieve on the bicycle ergometer (r = .68, p less than .001). The maximum oxygen uptake on both tests was not significantly different.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D005082:Physical Exertion