Six-minute walk distance in healthy subjects: reference standards from a general population sample.
Lucia CazzolettiMaria Elisabetta ZanolinGianluigi DorelliPietro FerrariLuca Giuseppe Dalle CarbonareErnesto CrisafulliMulubirhan Assefa AlemayohuMario OlivieriGiuseppe VerlatoMarcello FerrariPublished in: Respiratory research (2022)
This study is the first to describe the 6MWD in a large population sample of young, middle aged and elderly healthy Caucasian subjects, and to determine reference equations. These findings will help to improve the evaluation of Italian and European patients with diseases influencing their functional capacity.
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