Exploring the association between socioeconomic status and cardiopulmonary exercise testing measures: A cohort study based on routinely collected data

Donna Shrestha; Nicholas A. Wisely; Theodoros M. Bampouras; Daren A. Subar; Cliff Shelton; Christopher J. Gaffney

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0328056

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Exploring the association between socioeconomic status and cardiopulmonary exercise testing measures: A cohort study based on routinely collected data

Donna Shrestha ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: donnashrestha@doctors.org.uk

Affiliations Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom, Blackburn Research Innovation Development Group in General Surgery (BRIDGES), Blackburn, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8711-3515

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Nicholas A. Wisely,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Anaesthesia, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5602-5755

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Theodoros M. Bampouras,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8991-4655

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Daren A. Subar,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Blackburn Research Innovation Development Group in General Surgery (BRIDGES), Blackburn, United Kingdom, Department of General Surgery, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackburn, United Kingdom
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Cliff Shelton,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom, Department of Anaesthesia, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8438-398X

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Christopher J. Gaffney

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Lancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Exploring the association between socioeconomic status and cardiopulmonary exercise testing measures: A cohort study based on routinely collected data

Donna Shrestha,
Nicholas A. Wisely,
Theodoros M. Bampouras,
Daren A. Subar,
Cliff Shelton,
Christopher J. Gaffney

Published: August 12, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328056

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