The 6-min walk distance in healthy subjects: reference standards from seven countries

• Published in: The European respiratory journal Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 150 - 156
• Main Authors: Casanova, C., Celli, B.R., Barria, P., Casas, A., Cote, C., de Torres, J.P., Jardim, J., Lopez, M.V., Marin, J.M., Montes de Oca, M., Pinto-Plata, V., Aguirre-Jaime, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Leeds Maney 01.01.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Exercise Test - standards; Female; Geography; Humans; International Cooperation; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Pneumology; Prospective Studies; Reference Standards; Reference Values; Sex Factors; Walking - physiology; Human; Geographic variability; reference values; Healthy subject; 6-min walk test; Countries; healthy subjects; Variability; Standard; Distance; Standards; Pneumology

The 6-min walk distance (6MWD) predicted values have been derived from small cohorts mostly from single countries. The aim of the present study was to investigate differences between countries and identify new reference values to improve 6MWD interpretation. We studied 444 subjects (238 males) from...