Reference values for the 6 minute walk test in healthy children and adolescents in switzerland. Guidelines for the sixminute walk test american thoracic society. Assistive devices can be used but must be documented. Research article open access reference values for the 6. Reference values for the 6min walk test in healthy.
The 6minute walk test 6 mwt is easy to carry out and a practical test that is used to evaluate patients suffering from a variety of cardiopulmonary diseases including pah. The 6min walk distance 6mwd predicted values have been derived from small. Recently, the american thoracic society developed guidelines for the 6mwt in. From these, patients 6mwd in % predicted of normal values can be calculated by formulas. Reference equations for the 6minute walk test in healthy. On average, the subjects walked 12 m more in the second test compared with the first p second walk was longer in 69% of the subjects table 2. Reference equations allow predicting 6minute walk test distance and may help to better assess and compare outcomes in young patients with cardiovascular. It only measures the distance a patient can take in 6 minutes to walk on a flat hard surface. Calculates reference values for distance walked, as a measure of functional status. The aim of this study is establishing reference values for the 6mwt in healthy.
However, whether the expression of 6mwd in % predicted provide better prognostic information is still debated 9. This difference was independent of sex m for males and 11 m for females. In order to establish reference equations for prediction of the total distance walked during six minutes 6mwd for healthy adults, we administered the standardized 6min walk test to 117 healthy men and 173 healthy women, aged 40 to 80 yr. Use the following standard encouragements during the test 6. The object of this test is to walk as far as possible for 6 minutes. Do not use if unstable angina or mi less than 1 month prior. This statement provides practical guidelines for the 6minute walk test 6mwt. The score of the test is the distance a patient walks in 6 minutes. Reference values for the 6min walk test in healthy subjects 2050 years old article in respiratory medicine 1009. Reference equations allow predicting 6minute walk test distance and. Six minute walk test instructions and tracking sheet. In healthy subjects, the 6min walk distance 6mwd ranges from 400 to 700 m. The 6minute walk test as a predictor of objectively measured aerobic fitness in healthy workingaged adults article pdf available in the physician and sportsmedicine 392. Pdf the 6minute walk test as a predictor of objectively.
Sixminute walk test pulmonary rehabilitation toolkit. Ahaacc guidelines on exercise testing last revised in 2002 recommend that. The guidelines encouraged investigators to publish reference equations. Ats statement guidelines for the sixminute walk test american. The 6mwt, slightly modified from the original american thoracic society guidelines, has been validated in duchenne muscular dystrophy dmd. Assesses distance walked over 6 minutes as a submaximal test of aerobic capacityendurance, 6mwt, 6 min walk test, 6 minute wt, 6 min wt. Reference values for the 6minute walk test in healthy children and. This study aimed to 1 generate normative data in healthy boys aged 512 years for the sixminute walk test 6mwt, an outcome measure currently used in clinical trials in duchenne muscular dystrophy dmd, 2 to describe the relation with anthropometric variables and myometry, and 3 to compare our data with published equations.
Six minutes is a long time to walk, so you will be exerting yourself. Pdf reference values for the 6minute walk test in healthy. You will probably get out of breath or become exhausted. Oxygen saturation sao2, pulse rate, and the degree of dyspnea borg scale were determined before and at the end of the walk. The sixminute walk test 6mwt has been broadly used in clinical settings. Predicted values of lung volumes and expiratory flows as well as tlco were. Thereafter the 6mwt was performed according to the guidelines of the. Normal values available for the 6mwd are based on different adult cohorts 79.