The six-minute walk test and body weight-walk distance product in healthy Brazilian subjects

The six-minute walk test and body weight-walk distance product in healthy Brazilian subjects

We assessed the 6-min walk distance (6MWD) and body weight x distance product (6MWw) in healthy Brazilian subjects and compared measured 6MWD with values predicted in five reference equations developed for other populations. Anthropometry, spirometry, reported physical activity, and two walk tests i...

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Main Authors: A.M. Iwama, G.N. Andrade, P. Shima, S.E. Tanni, I. Godoy, V.Z. Dourado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2009-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Walking
Exercise
Rehabilitation
6MWD
6MWw
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001100013

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