Reference values for the 6-min walking test in children and adolescents living in a moderate altitude region of Peru
Abstract Background The assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness is important because it allows the identification of subgroups with poor health status and the targeting of effective intervention strategies to improve health. Objective To compare the cardiorespiratory capacity of children and adolesc...
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| author | Jose Sulla-Torres Rubén Vidal-Espinoza Christopher Avendaño-Llanque Alexander Calla-Gamboa Manuel Zúñiga-Carnero Rossana Gomez-Campos Marco Cossio-Bolaños |
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| description | Abstract Background The assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness is important because it allows the identification of subgroups with poor health status and the targeting of effective intervention strategies to improve health. Objective To compare the cardiorespiratory capacity of children and adolescents living in a moderate altitude region of Peru with international studies and to develop reference values for the 6-min walk test (6MWT) according to age and sex. Methodology A descriptive cross-sectional study of schoolchildren from a region of moderate altitude in Peru was carried out. A total of 704 schoolchildren (400 males and 304 females) with an age range of 6 to 17 years were studied. Weight, standing height, waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI) and tri-ponderal mass index (TMI) were evaluated. The 6MWT was assessed in a straight line over a distance of 30 m. Percentiles were created through the LMS method [L (skewness: lambda), M (median: mu) and S (coefficient of variation: Mu)]. Results There were discrepancies in cardiorespiratory fitness performance with international studies by age and sex. The schoolchildren in the study reached stability and the highest number of meters in the last two age ranges (14 to 15 years: 698.1 m and 16 to 17 years 686.3 m in males). While females (14 to 15 years: 698.1 m and 16 to 17 years: 686.3 m). The proposed percentile values show ascending values as age advances. The cut-off points adopted are: low cardiorespiratory fitness < p25, moderate p25 to p75 and high cardiorespiratory fitness p > 75. Conclusion We verified that the cardiorespiratory fitness evaluated by means of the 6MWT is ascending with the course of age. Even the performance with other countries is heterogeneous at early and middle ages, stabilizing during adolescence. The proposed reference values can be used to evaluate and monitor cardiorespiratory fitness during physical education classes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5cb8b8b329ea498ba0be84253fa049512024-03-05T20:23:14ZengBMCBMC Pediatrics1471-24312024-02-012411810.1186/s12887-023-04459-3Reference values for the 6-min walking test in children and adolescents living in a moderate altitude region of PeruJose Sulla-Torres0Rubén Vidal-Espinoza1Christopher Avendaño-Llanque2Alexander Calla-Gamboa3Manuel Zúñiga-Carnero4Rossana Gomez-Campos5Marco Cossio-Bolaños6Escuela de Ingeniería de Sistemas, Universidad Católica de Santa MaríaUniversidad Católica Silva HenriquezEscuela de Ingeniería de Sistemas, Universidad Católica de Santa MaríaEscuela de Ingeniería de Sistemas, Universidad Católica de Santa MaríaEscuela de Ingeniería de Sistemas, Universidad Católica de Santa MaríaCiencias de La Actividad Física y del Deporte, Facultad de Ciencias de La Salud, Universidad San Ignacio de LoyolaCiencias de La Actividad Física y del Deporte, Facultad de Ciencias de La Salud, Universidad San Ignacio de LoyolaAbstract Background The assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness is important because it allows the identification of subgroups with poor health status and the targeting of effective intervention strategies to improve health. Objective To compare the cardiorespiratory capacity of children and adolescents living in a moderate altitude region of Peru with international studies and to develop reference values for the 6-min walk test (6MWT) according to age and sex. Methodology A descriptive cross-sectional study of schoolchildren from a region of moderate altitude in Peru was carried out. A total of 704 schoolchildren (400 males and 304 females) with an age range of 6 to 17 years were studied. Weight, standing height, waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI) and tri-ponderal mass index (TMI) were evaluated. The 6MWT was assessed in a straight line over a distance of 30 m. Percentiles were created through the LMS method [L (skewness: lambda), M (median: mu) and S (coefficient of variation: Mu)]. Results There were discrepancies in cardiorespiratory fitness performance with international studies by age and sex. The schoolchildren in the study reached stability and the highest number of meters in the last two age ranges (14 to 15 years: 698.1 m and 16 to 17 years 686.3 m in males). While females (14 to 15 years: 698.1 m and 16 to 17 years: 686.3 m). The proposed percentile values show ascending values as age advances. The cut-off points adopted are: low cardiorespiratory fitness < p25, moderate p25 to p75 and high cardiorespiratory fitness p > 75. Conclusion We verified that the cardiorespiratory fitness evaluated by means of the 6MWT is ascending with the course of age. Even the performance with other countries is heterogeneous at early and middle ages, stabilizing during adolescence. The proposed reference values can be used to evaluate and monitor cardiorespiratory fitness during physical education classes.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04459-3Reference valuesSix-minute walk testChildrenAdolescentsModerate altitude) |
| spellingShingle | Jose Sulla-Torres Rubén Vidal-Espinoza Christopher Avendaño-Llanque Alexander Calla-Gamboa Manuel Zúñiga-Carnero Rossana Gomez-Campos Marco Cossio-Bolaños Reference values for the 6-min walking test in children and adolescents living in a moderate altitude region of Peru BMC Pediatrics Reference values Six-minute walk test Children Adolescents Moderate altitude) |
| title | Reference values for the 6-min walking test in children and adolescents living in a moderate altitude region of Peru |
| title_full | Reference values for the 6-min walking test in children and adolescents living in a moderate altitude region of Peru |
| title_fullStr | Reference values for the 6-min walking test in children and adolescents living in a moderate altitude region of Peru |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reference values for the 6-min walking test in children and adolescents living in a moderate altitude region of Peru |
| title_short | Reference values for the 6-min walking test in children and adolescents living in a moderate altitude region of Peru |
| title_sort | reference values for the 6 min walking test in children and adolescents living in a moderate altitude region of peru |
| topic | Reference values Six-minute walk test Children Adolescents Moderate altitude) |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04459-3 |
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