Reference values for the 6-Min Walking Test in obese subjects

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 35, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 1199-1203

  Capodaglio, Paolo ^a   De Souza, Shirley A ^b   Parisio, Cinzia ^a   Precilios, Helmer ^a   Vismara, Luca ^a   Cimolin, Veronica ^a,c   Brunani, Amelia ^a  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

6 Min Walking Test; Body mass index; Exercise; Obesity; Performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; WALKING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ITALY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WALKING;

EID: 84878912692     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2012.726313     Document Type: Article

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