Kim et al developed equations for predicting the six minute walking distance (6MWD) for Korean adults. The authors are from Daegu Fatima Hospitals in Korea.
Patient selection: healthy Korean adult, age 22 to 59 years
Parameters:
(1) age in years
(2) gender (1 if female, 0 if male)
(3) height in centimeters
predicted distance in meters for age 20 to 29 years =
= (2.13 * (height in cm)) - (47 * (points for gender)) + 288.6
predicted distance in meters for age 30 to 39 years=
= (3.41* (height in cm)) + 29.2
predicted distance in meters for males =
= (2.63 * (height in cm)) - (2.67 * (age)) + 265.3
predicted distance in meters for total population =
= (2.99 * (height in cm)) + 105.7
