Dourado et al reported equations for predicting the six-minute walking distance in healthy adults in Brazil. The authors are from Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo in Brazil.
Patient selection: healthy adults >= 40 years of age
Parameters:
(1) age in years
(2) weight in kilograms
(3) height in meters
(4) gender (female 0, male 1)
(5) handgrip strength in kilograms
predicted distance in meters =
= (56.386 * (points for gender)) + (361.731 * (height in meter)) - (2.16 * (weight in kilograms)) - (2.728 * (age in years)) + 299.296
predicted distance in meters from handgrip strength alone =
= (5.1 * (handgrip strength)) + 399.3
predicted distance in meters =
= (2.422 * (handgrip strength)) + (423.110 * (height in meter)) - (2.383 * (weight in kilograms)) - (1.794 * (age in years)) + 109.764
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