Physician perspectives on pulmonary hypertension in ILD: results of a cases-based survey

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Table 1 FORD index

Predictor	Category	Points
FVC%/ DLco%	FVC % predicted/ DLco % predicted
	< 2	0
	2–3	2
	> 3	34
Oxygenation	Oxygen saturation (%) nadir during 6MWT
	> 88	0
	83–88	19
	≤ 82	33
Race	White	0
Race	Non-white	20
Distance	Distance ambulated during 6MWT (m)
	> 350	0
	250–350	9
	< 250	13

FVC: forced vital capacity; DLco: diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide; 6MWT: 6-minute walk test

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