TY - JOUR
T1 - Regression equations to predict 6-minute walk distance in middle-aged and elderly adults
AU - Jenkins, Susan
AU - Cecins, N.
AU - Camarri, B.
AU - Williams, Carolyn
AU - Thompson, Philip
AU - Eastwood, Peter
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Six-minute walk distance (6MWD) is commonly used as a measure of functional exercise capacity in clinical practice and research. Regression equations to predict 6MWD in healthy individuals are available, but the equations predict distances that vary considerably for an individual. The aims of this study were to 1) measure 6MWDs in healthy Caucasian Australians aged 45-85 years; 2) determine whether evidence exists for Australian-specific prediction equations for Caucasian individuals by comparing measured 6MWDs with predicted 6MWDs derived by using published regression equations; and 3) develop regression equations for males and females. One hundred nine subjects (48 males) completed the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). Measurements of height, leg length, weight, habitual physical activity, and peak heart rate (HR) achieved during the 6MWT were obtained. 6MWD (better of two tests) was 682 ± 73 m (mean ± SD) and 643 ± 70 m in the males and females, respectively (p
AB - Six-minute walk distance (6MWD) is commonly used as a measure of functional exercise capacity in clinical practice and research. Regression equations to predict 6MWD in healthy individuals are available, but the equations predict distances that vary considerably for an individual. The aims of this study were to 1) measure 6MWDs in healthy Caucasian Australians aged 45-85 years; 2) determine whether evidence exists for Australian-specific prediction equations for Caucasian individuals by comparing measured 6MWDs with predicted 6MWDs derived by using published regression equations; and 3) develop regression equations for males and females. One hundred nine subjects (48 males) completed the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). Measurements of height, leg length, weight, habitual physical activity, and peak heart rate (HR) achieved during the 6MWT were obtained. 6MWD (better of two tests) was 682 ± 73 m (mean ± SD) and 643 ± 70 m in the males and females, respectively (p
U2 - 10.3109/09593980802664711
DO - 10.3109/09593980802664711
M3 - Article
C2 - 19925174
SN - 0959-3985
VL - 25
SP - 516
EP - 522
JO - Physiotherapy theory and practice
JF - Physiotherapy theory and practice
IS - 7
ER -
