Table 2

Quantitative data from shuttle walking tests

	Distance walked (m)					Heart rate			Final VAS score
Patient no	Test 1	Test 2	Test 3		Interval between tests 2 and 3 (days)		Test 2	Test 3		Test 2	Test 3
1	380	380	350		8		101	98		73	81
2	190	180	160		12		97	106		69	73
3	100	240	270		7		106	105		63	78
4	60	90	90		7		84	82		74	71
5	240	330	420		7		128	136		58	58
6	120	120	130		7		84	91		49	69
7	210	230	220		14		77	80		42	59
9	180	260	260		7		125	129		19	27
11	220	280	270		13		86	86		45	85
15	280	360	300		14		103	107		19	11
18	130	160	170		2		100	99		14	18
20	220	170	270		6		104	104		70	80
21	350	440	450		35		NS	NS		37	20
22	240	340	380		5		148	141		21	16
23	80	70	90		7		103	104		91	80
24	610	570	570		4		128	129		99	99
25	80	130	130		4		103	104		82	80
26	150	200	220		1		108	110		87	90
28	70	80	90		7		110	107		58	24
29	120	150	160		7		NS	NS		71	42
31	190	200	180		5		121	121		32	32
32	450	400	460		7		118	127		67	86
Mean (SD)	212 (1.36)	245 (131)	256 (135)				106.7	108.3		56.4	58.1
p value (ttest)		0.01	0.14				0.11			0.62
Range	60–610			1–35		77–148			11–99

VAS = visual analogue scale.