Description

Duncan et al developed an equation for predicting the six minute walking distance (6MWD) in healthy European adults. The authors are from Coventry University, the University of Porto, and the University of Wolverhampton.


Patient selection: age 50 to 85 years, healthy European

 

Parameters:

(1) age in years

(2) gender

(3) body mass in kilograms

(4) height in centimeters

 

predicted distance in meters =

= (gender factor) * ((height in cm)^0.525) * ((body mass)^(- 0.317)) * EXP(-0.009*(age))

 

Gender

Factor

male

290.6

female

260.3

 


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