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Six-Minute Walk Distance (6MWD) in Healthy Adults Calculator

Purpose: To predict the 6 minute walking distance for a healthy adult >= 68 years of age using the equations of Enright et al.

Description

Enright et al developed equations for predicting the six-minute walking distance (6MWD) in healthy adults. This can identify issues in functional status relatively easily. The authors are from the University of Alabama in Birmingham, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Vermont and University of Washington in Seattle.


Patient selection: healthy adults age >= 68 years

 

Parameters:

(1) age in years

(2) gender (0 if female, 1 if male)

(3) weight in kilograms

(4) height in centimeters

 

predicted distance in meters =

= (2.2 * (height in cm)) - (5.3 * (age)) - (0.93 * (weight)) + (17 * (points for gender)) + 493

 

lower limit of normal in meters =

= (predicted distance) - 100


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Objective

ICD-10