Reference values for standardized tests of walking speed and distance: A systematic review

Highlights • We reviewed the literature on reference values for tests of walking distance and speed. • Reference values for the 6-min walk test from 18 countries were available. • Reference values for 15 tests of walking speed from 8 countries were available. • Age and sex were most frequently used...

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Published inGait & posture Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 341 - 360
Main Authors Salbach, Nancy M, O’Brien, Kelly K, Brooks, Dina, Irvin, Emma, Martino, Rosemary, Takhar, Pam, Chan, Sylvia, Howe, Jo-Anne
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier B.V 01.02.2015
Subjects
Exercise Test - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Orthopedics
Reference Values
Rehabilitation
Review
Time Factors
Walking
Walking
Review
Rehabilitation
Reference values
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Summary:Highlights • We reviewed the literature on reference values for tests of walking distance and speed. • Reference values for the 6-min walk test from 18 countries were available. • Reference values for 15 tests of walking speed from 8 countries were available. • Age and sex were most frequently used to describe or predict reference values.
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ISSN:0966-6362
1879-2219
DOI:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.10.002