Equations of Geiger et al for Predicting the Six-Minute Walk Distance (6MWD) for a Healthy Pediatric Patient

Patient selection: healthy Caucasian children, ages 3 to 18 years

Parameters:

(1) age in years

(2) gender

(3) height in meters

predicted distance in meters for a male =

= (-1.36 * ((age)^2)) + (39.81 * (age)) + (132.28 * (height)) + 196.72

predicted distance in meters for a male =

= (-1.86 * ((age)^2)) + (51.5 * (age)) + (86.1 * (height)) + 188.61