Gibbons et al developed an equation for predicting the six minute walking distance (6MWD) in healthy adults. The authors are Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, Canada.
Patient selection: healthy adult 20 to 80 years
Testing conditions: 20 meter corridor
Parameters:
(1) age in years
(2) gender (1 if female, 0 if male)
predicted distance in meters =
= 868.8 - (2.99 * (age)) - (74.7 * (points for gender))
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Specialty: Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation
