Reference values for the incremental shuttle walking test

• Published in: Respiratory medicine Vol. 106; no. 2; pp. 243 - 248
• Main Authors: Probst, Vanessa S., Hernandes, Nidia A., Teixeira, Denilson C., Felcar, Josiane M., Mesquita, Rafael B., Gonçalves, Cristiane G., Hayashi, Daniela, Singh, Sally, Pitta, Fabio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2012; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Blood pressure; Body Composition; Body Height; Body Mass Index; Body Weight; Brazil - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disease; Exercise Test - methods; Exercise Tolerance - physiology; Female; Gender; Humans; Incremental shuttle walking test; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Oxygen Consumption - physiology; Physical fitness; Pneumology; Pulmonary/Respiratory; Reference value; Reference Values; Reproducibility of Results; Statistical regression; Studies; Variables; Ventilation; Walking; Walking - physiology; Young Adult; Brazil; Statistical regression; Reference value; Incremental shuttle walking test; Walking; Incremental shuttle; Regression; Pneumology; walking test
• ISSN: 0954-6111; 1532-3064; 1532-3064
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2011.07.023

Reference values for the incremental shuttle walking test (ISWT) which are applicable to the whole population need to be solidly established. This study aimed to determine which anthropometric and demographic variables influence the walking distance achieved in the ISWT in healthy subjects with a br...