Open AccessReference Equation for Six Minute Walk Test in Healthy Western India Population
Author(s) -
Lalita Fernandes,
Anthony Menezes Mesquita,
Rohit Vadala,
Amit Dias
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/17643.7714
Subject(s) - medicine , population , demography , regression analysis , univariate analysis , body mass index , linear regression , confidence interval , stepwise regression , statistics , mathematics , multivariate analysis , environmental health , sociology
The Six Minute Walk Test (6MWT) is used to assess disease progression and survival in chronic cardiopulmonary disorders. However, variability is noted in the six minute walk test distance (6MWD) in different populations.