Ahmed et al reported the FIT Treadmill score for evaluating the fitness of a patient. The authors are from the Johns Hopkins University, Henry Ford Hospital, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Baptist Health Medical Group (Miami Beach), and King Saud bin Abdulaziz University.
Exercise testing: treadmill
Parameters:
(1) percent of maximum predicted heart rate
(2) MET for task
(3) age of the patient in years
(4) sex
Parameter
Finding
Points
percent of maximum predicted heart rate
< percent of maximum predicted>
MET of task
12 * MET
age of the patient
-4 * (age)
sex
male
0
female
43
total score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score in study: -200
• maximum score in study: 200
• The higher the score the greater the 10-year survival.
Total Score
10-Year Survival
>= 0
97%
-1 to -100
88%
< -100
61%
Performance:
• The area under the ROC curve is 0.81.
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