Fernandes et al developed equations for predicting the six minute walking distance (6MWD) for Korean adults. The authors are from Goa Medical College and Appollo Hospital in India..
Patient selection: healthy West Indian adult, age 25 to 75 years
Parameters:
(1) age in years
(2) gender (0 if female, 1 if male)
predicted distance in meters =
= (45.323 * (points for gender)) - (2.11 * (age in years)) + 553.289
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