Comparison of six-minute walk test in children with moderate/severe asthma with reference values for healthy children

Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) provides oxygen to the exercising muscles and is related to body adiposity, with cardiometabolic variables. The aim was to develop reference values and a predictive model of CRF in Chilean adolescents. A total of 741 adolescents of both genders (15.7 years old) participated in a basic anthropometry, performance in the six-minute walk test (SMWT), and in Course Navette was measured. Percentiles were determined for the SMWT, for the V̇O2max, and an equation was developed to estimate it. The validity of the equation was checked using distribution assumptions and the Bland–Altman diagram. The STATA v.14 program was used (p < 0.05). The 50th percentile values for males and females in the SMWT and in the V̇O2max of Course Navette were, respectively, from 607 to 690 and from 630 to 641 m, and from 43.9 to 45 and from 37.5 to 31.5 mlO2·kg·min−1, for the range of 13 to 17 years. For its part, the model to predict V̇O2max incorporated gender, heart rate, height, waist-to-height ratio (WHR), and distance in the SMWT (R2 = 0.62; estimation error = 0.38 LO2·min−1; p <0.001). Reference values can guide physical fitness in Chilean adolescents, and V̇O2max was possible to predict from morphofunctional variables.

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Comparison of sit-to-stand test and six-minute walk test in asthmatic and healthy children

10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.pa1430 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Buse Ozcan Kahraman ◽

Ismail Ozsoy ◽

Aylin Tanriverdi ◽

Karya Polat ◽

Asli Papurcu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Healthy Children ◽

Walk Test ◽

Stand Test ◽

Six Minute Walk Test ◽

Sit To Stand ◽

Minute Walk

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Six-Minute Walk Test: Reference Values and Prediction Equation in Healthy Boys Aged 5 to12 Years

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0084120 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 8 (12) ◽

pp. e84120 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Nathalie Goemans ◽

Katrijn Klingels ◽

Marleen van den Hauwe ◽

Stefanie Boons ◽

Liese Verstraete ◽

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Keyword(s):

Reference Values ◽

Prediction Equation ◽

Walk Test ◽

Six Minute Walk Test ◽

Minute Walk

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Standard Normative Values of Six Minute Walk Test in Healthy Children Aged 7–16 Years a Cross Sectional Study

Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International Journal ◽

10.5958/0973-5674.2015.00083.0 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 214

Author(s):

Vishnu Vardhan

Keyword(s):

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Normative Values ◽

Healthy Children ◽

Walk Test ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Six Minute Walk Test ◽

Minute Walk

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Six-minute walk test and respiratory muscle strength in patients with uncontrolled severe asthma: a pilot study

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia ◽

10.1590/s1806-37132015000004483 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 41 (3) ◽

pp. 211-218 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Luiz Fernando Ferreira Pereira ◽

Eliane Viana Mancuzo ◽

Camila Farnese Rezende ◽

Ricardo de Amorim Côrrea

Keyword(s):

Muscle Strength ◽

Severe Asthma ◽

Respiratory Muscle ◽

University Hospital ◽

Respiratory Muscle Strength ◽

Walk Test ◽

Six Minute Walk Test ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Oral Corticosteroids ◽

Minute Walk

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate respiratory muscle strength and six-minute walk test (6MWT) variables in patients with uncontrolled severe asthma (UCSA). METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study involving UCSA patients followed at a university hospital. The patients underwent 6MWT, spirometry, and measurements of respiratory muscle strength, as well as completing the Asthma Control Test (ACT). The Mann-Whitney test was used in order to analyze 6MWT variables, whereas the Kruskal-Wallis test was used to determine whether there was an association between the use of oral corticosteroids and respiratory muscle strength. RESULTS: We included 25 patients. Mean FEV1 was 58.8 ± 21.8% of predicted, and mean ACT score was 14.0 ± 3.9 points. No significant difference was found between the median six-minute walk distance recorded for the UCSA patients and that predicted for healthy Brazilians (512 m and 534 m, respectively; p = 0.14). During the 6MWT, there was no significant drop in SpO2. Mean MIP and MEP were normal (72.9 ± 15.2% and 67.6 ± 22.2%, respectively). Comparing the patients treated with at least four courses of oral corticosteroids per year and those treated with three or fewer, we found no significant differences in MIP (p = 0.15) or MEP (p = 0.45). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that UCSA patients are similar to normal subjects in terms of 6MWT variables and respiratory muscle strength. The use of oral corticosteroids has no apparent impact on respiratory muscle strength.

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Six-minute walk test in healthy children: Is the leg length important?

Pediatric Pulmonology ◽

10.1002/ppul.22696 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 48 (9) ◽

pp. 921-926 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Andréia C. Oliveira ◽

Camila C. Rodrigues ◽

Denise S. Rolim ◽

Altay A.L. Souza ◽

Oliver A. Nascimento ◽

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Keyword(s):

Healthy Children ◽

Walk Test ◽

Leg Length ◽

Six Minute Walk Test ◽

Minute Walk

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Variáveis preditivas do teste de caminhada de seis minutos em crianças saudáveis: revisão de literatura

Ciência & Saúde ◽

10.15448/1983-652x.2019.1.31699 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 31699

Author(s):

Fernanda Cabral Xavier Sarmento De Figueiredo ◽

Luanna Oliveira Leal ◽

Bianca Dana Horongozo Itaborahy ◽

Fabiana De Figueiredo Ribeiro ◽

Antônio Manoel Gulart ◽

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Keyword(s):

Reference Values ◽

Walk Test ◽

Six Minute Walk Test ◽

6 Minute Walk Test ◽

Minute Walk

Introdução: O teste de caminhada de seis minutos (TC 6 ) é comumente utilizado na faixa etária pediátrica, e variáveis preditivas e valores de referência têm sido estudados para o teste.Objetivo: Apresentar os achados na literatura sobre a determinação de variáveis preditivas e valores de referência para o TC 6 na população pediátrica.Materiais e Métodos: Revisão de literatura através de pesquisa nas bases de dados eletrônicas PubMed e EBSCO utilizando as palavras-chave: “child”, “six minute walk test”, “reference values” e “6-minute walk test”, buscando estudos que apresentassem valores e/ou equações de referência e apresentação de variáveis preditivas. Não foi utilizada restrição temporal e de idioma nas publicações.Resultados: De um total de 20 estudos, foram selecionados 11, os quais incluíram indivíduos entre 4 e 18 anos. A idade foi a variável de mais frequente relação com o desempenho no teste, seguida de massa corporal, estatura, sexo, variação da frequência cardíaca, índice de massa corporal e nível de atividade física . A altura foi a única variável preditiva comum em todos os estudos. Nota-se que diferentes metodologias e modificações são empregadas na realização do TC 6 .Conclusão: Diferentes equações de referência, bem como variáveis preditivas, são identificadas, sendo apenas a estatura comum nas diferentes publicações analisadas. Mesmo o TC 6 sendo um teste comumente utilizado, não há metodologia de aplicação e padronização em pediatria.

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