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Article: The six-minute walk test in healthy children: Reliability and validity

TitleThe six-minute walk test in healthy children: Reliability and validity
Authors
KeywordsChildren
Six-minute walk
Treadmill exercise
Issue Date2005
PublisherEuropean Respiratory Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://erj.ersjournals.com
Citation
European Respiratory Journal, 2005, v. 25 n. 6, p. 1057-1060 How to Cite?
AbstractThe aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the 6-min walk test (6MWT) in healthy children. Chinese secondary school students were randomly recruited. They attended the current authors' unit on two occasions, separated by 2 weeks. Physical examination and standardised maximum incremental exercise testing on a treadmill were performed on the first visit. Spirometry and 6MWT were carried out on the second visit. A randomly selected subgroup was invited to return for repeat 6MWT at an interval of 2-4 weeks. Seventy-eight subjects were recruited; however, four failed to achieve maximal effort on exercise test. The final group included 43 young females and the mean±SD age of the subjects was 14.2±1.2 yrs. Physical examination was unremarkable in all cases. The mean±SD per cent predicted forced expiratory volume in one second was 91.4±10.2%. Concurrent validity was demonstrated by good correlation between the 6-min walking distance and maximum oxygen uptake determined on the exercise treadmill. Test-retest reliability was undertaken in 52 subjects, and the intraclass correlation coefficient (95% confidence interval) was calculated as 0.94 (0.89-0.96). In addition, Bland and Altman plots demonstrated a high degree of repeatability. In healthy children, the 6-min walk test is a reliable and valid functional test for assessing exercise tolerance and endurance. Copyright © ERS Journals Ltd 2005.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/87858
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 3.810
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dc.contributor.authorYu, CCWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTsang, Ten_HK
dc.contributor.authorSo, HKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, Een_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, Den_HK
dc.contributor.authorHon, EKLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSung, Ren_HK
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dc.date.issued2005en_HK
dc.identifier.citationEuropean Respiratory Journal, 2005, v. 25 n. 6, p. 1057-1060en_HK
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dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the 6-min walk test (6MWT) in healthy children. Chinese secondary school students were randomly recruited. They attended the current authors' unit on two occasions, separated by 2 weeks. Physical examination and standardised maximum incremental exercise testing on a treadmill were performed on the first visit. Spirometry and 6MWT were carried out on the second visit. A randomly selected subgroup was invited to return for repeat 6MWT at an interval of 2-4 weeks. Seventy-eight subjects were recruited; however, four failed to achieve maximal effort on exercise test. The final group included 43 young females and the mean±SD age of the subjects was 14.2±1.2 yrs. Physical examination was unremarkable in all cases. The mean±SD per cent predicted forced expiratory volume in one second was 91.4±10.2%. Concurrent validity was demonstrated by good correlation between the 6-min walking distance and maximum oxygen uptake determined on the exercise treadmill. Test-retest reliability was undertaken in 52 subjects, and the intraclass correlation coefficient (95% confidence interval) was calculated as 0.94 (0.89-0.96). In addition, Bland and Altman plots demonstrated a high degree of repeatability. In healthy children, the 6-min walk test is a reliable and valid functional test for assessing exercise tolerance and endurance. Copyright © ERS Journals Ltd 2005.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherEuropean Respiratory Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://erj.ersjournals.comen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Respiratory Journalen_HK
dc.subjectChildrenen_HK
dc.subjectSix-minute walken_HK
dc.subjectTreadmill exerciseen_HK
dc.titleThe six-minute walk test in healthy children: Reliability and validityen_HK
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