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Table 2. Functional Capacity Estimation From an
Assessment of Physical Activity
Activity level Examples of activity level
Poor (1–3 METs) Eating, walking at 2–3 mph, getting dressed, light
housework (washing dishes)
Moderate (4–7 METs) Climbing a flight of stairs or walking up a hill, running
a short distance, heavy housework (scrubbing floors or
moving furniture)
Good (7–10 METs) Doubles tennis, calisthenics without weights, golfing
without cart
Excellent (>10 METs) Strenuous sports such as football, basketball, singles
tennis, karate, jogging 10-minute mile or more,
chopping wood
From Chaikof EL, Brewster DC, Dalman RL, Makaroun MS, Illig KA, Sicard GA, et al. e care of
patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm: the Society for Vascular Surgery practice guidelines. J
Vasc Surg. 2009;50(Suppl):S2-49; originally adapted from Hlatky MA, Boineau RE, Higginbotham
MB, Lee KL, Mark DB, Califf RM, et al. A brief self-administered questionnaire to determine
functional capacity (the Duke Activity Status Index). Am J Cardiol. 1989;64:651-4.
