Camarri et al developed equations for predicting the six minute walking distance (6MWD) in Brazilian adults. The authors are from multiple universities in Australia.
Patient selection: healthy adult aged 55 to 75 years
Test conditions: 45 meter long corridor
Parameters:
(1) age in years
(2) gender (0 if male, 1 if female)
(3) weight in kilograms
(4) height in centimeters
(5) FEV1 in liters
predicted distance in meters =
= (3.12 * (height in cm)) + (23.29 * (FEV1)) + 64.69
= (4.12 * (height in cm)) - (1.75 * (age)) - (34.04 * (points for gender)) - (1.15 * (weight)) + 216.9
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Specialty: Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation
