Six-minute walking test performance is associated with survival in cirrhotic patients

Table 2 Six minute walking test performance in 106 patients with liver cirrhosis

Variable	6MWD (m)	P	6MWD (%)	P
		(t-test when applicable)		(t-test when applicable)
Mean 6MWD (m)	515 ± 138
Mean 6MWD (%)			0.91 ± 2.3
6MWD according to Child classes
A	570 ± 144		0.97 ± 0.22
B	504 ± 137		0.88 ± 0.21
C	471 ± 115		0.82 ± 0.25
6MWD according to
Liver decompensation
Ascites (w vs wo)	473 ± 20 vs 535 ± 17	0.03	0.86 ± 0.22 vs 0.95 ± 0.21	0.028
Hepatic encephalopathy (w vs wo)	435 ± 34 vs 525 ± 14	0.04	0.87 ± 0.25 vs 0.91 ± 0.21	0.87
History of previous hepatic decompensation (w vs wo)	496 ± 141 vs 571 ± 115	0.02	0.86 ± 0.22 vs 1.02 ± 0.17	0.004
Hospital admission during follow-up (w vs wo)	444 ± 172 vs 531 ± 125	0.01	0.77 ± 0.25 vs 0.92 ± 0.20	0.004
Survival (died vs survived)	423 ± 122 vs 526 ± 137	0.02	0.72 ± 0.21 vs 0.93 ± 0.21

6MWT: Six-minute walking test; 6MWD: Six-minute walking distance; 6MW (%): Predicted distance achieved percentage; w: With; wo: Without.