BODE Index calculator
Result
1/10
Low mortality risk
How to use it
- 1
Spirometry. Post-bronchodilator FEV₁ % predicted.
- 2
6-minute walk test. Flat surface; measure distance in metres.
- 3
BMI. ≤21 = 1 pt (malnutrition is a poor prognostic sign).
When to use it
- COPD prognosis and transplant assessment
- BODE >5: 4-year mortality >40%, trigger transplant listing discussion.
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Higher BODE = greater PR benefit.
- LVRS/bronchoscopic LVR
- BODE improvement after intervention is a meaningful clinical endpoint.
A reference for clinicians and students, not medical advice. A score supports a decision; it does not make one. Check every result against the patient in front of you and your local protocol.
At a glance
- Specialty
- Pulmonology
- Inputs
- 4
- Type
- Formula
