PMID- 21304341
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110609
LR  - 20221017
IS  - 1538-005X (Electronic)
IS  - 0898-5669 (Linking)
VI  - 23
IP  - 1
DP  - 2011 Spring
TI  - Reference values on the 6-minute walk test for children living in the United 
      States.
PG  - 32-40
LID - 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3182095e44 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: : The purpose of this study was to investigate reference values for the 
      6-minute walk test (6MWT) and the relationship between 6-minute walk distance 
      (6MWD) and age, sex, and anthropometric variables in children who are healthy, 
      aged 7 to 11 years and living in the United States. METHODS: : The sample 
      included 100 children, 57 female, 43 male, mean age 9.66 +/- 1.08 years. Measures 
      included height, weight, body mass index, leg length, and 6MWD. RESULTS: : Mean 
      6MWD was 518.50 +/- 73.56 m. Values were lower than those reported for children 
      living in other countries with the exception of England. There were no 
      significant associations between the 6MWD and other variables with the exception 
      of body mass index in males. CONCLUSION: : Our findings suggest 6MWT values for 
      children living in other countries may not be directly applicable to children 
      living in the United States.
FAU - Klepper, Susan E
AU  - Klepper SE
AD  - Program in Physical Therapy, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA. 
      sek44@columbia.edu
FAU - Muir, Nancy
AU  - Muir N
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - Pediatr Phys Ther
JT  - Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on 
      Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association
JID - 8912748
SB  - IM
CIN - Pediatr Phys Ther. 2011 Spring;23(1):1. PMID: 21317761
MH  - Activities of Daily Living
MH  - Anthropometry
MH  - Child
MH  - Child Welfare
MH  - *Exercise Test
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Pediatrics
MH  - Reference Values
MH  - Statistics as Topic
MH  - Time Factors
MH  - United States
MH  - Walking/*physiology
EDAT- 2011/02/10 06:00
MHDA- 2011/06/10 06:00
CRDT- 2011/02/10 06:00
PHST- 2011/02/10 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/02/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/06/10 06:00 [medline]
AID - 00001577-201101000-00005 [pii]
AID - 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3182095e44 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Pediatr Phys Ther. 2011 Spring;23(1):32-40. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3182095e44.