Six-minute walk distance in healthy subjects: reference standards from a general population sample

• Published in: Respiratory research Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 83 - 9
• Main Authors: Cazzoletti, Lucia, Zanolin, Maria Elisabetta, Dorelli, Gianluigi, Ferrari, Pietro, Dalle Carbonare, Luca Giuseppe, Crisafulli, Ernesto, Alemayohu, Mulubirhan Assefa, Olivieri, Mario, Verlato, Giuseppe, Ferrari, Marcello
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 05.04.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: 6-min walking test; Adult; Age; Aged; Arthritis; Asthma; Blood pressure; Body Height; Child; Child, Preschool; Contraindications; Diabetes; Exercise; Exercise Test; Female; Females; Function status (activity levels); General population; Health aspects; Healthy subjects; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Hypertension; Infant; Male; Males; Middle Aged; Neuromuscular diseases; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Physiological aspects; Population; Population studies; Questionnaires; Reference Standards; Reference Values; Regression analysis; Regression models; Respiratory diseases; Sleep apnea; Statistical analysis; Values; Variables; Walking; Italy; General population; Healthy subjects; Function status (activity levels); 6-min walking test; Reference values

The 6-min walking distance (6MWD) test is a useful tool to obtain a measure of functional exercise capacity. However, reference equations have been mainly based on selected populations or small samples. The purpose of this study was to determine the reference equations to predict the 6MWD in a large...