Casanova et al developed equations for predicting the six minute walking distance (6MWD) in healthy adults. The authors are from multiple universities in Spain, the United States and South America participating in the Six Minute Walk Distance Project.
Patient selection: healthy adults from 40 to 80 years of age, from 7 countries
Parameters:
(1) age in years
(2) gender (1 if female, 0 if male)
(3) weight in kilograms
(4) height in centimeters
(5) maximum heart rate as percent of predicted maximum
predicted maximum heart rate in beats per minute =
