Trosters et al developed an equation for predicting the six minute walking distance (6MWD) in Brazilian adults. The authors are from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
Patient selection: 50 to 85 years
Corridor length: 50 meters
Parameters:
(1) age in years
(2) height in centimeters
(3) weight in kilograms
(4) gender (0 if female, 1 if male)
predicted distance in meters =
= (5.14 * (height in cm)) - (5.32 * (age)) - (51.31 * (points for gender)) - (1.8 * (weight)) + 218
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Specialty: Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation
