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ArticleEuropean journal of sport science2024

Developing normative values and predictive models for the 6-minute walk test across diverse adolescent developmental stages.

Hatem Ghouili, Ismail Dergaa, Amel Dridi, Zouhaier Farhani, Nejmeddine Ouerghi, Mohamed Ben Aissa, Nadhir Hammami, Anissa Bouassida, Noomen Guelmami, Nizar Souissi and 4 more

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Article in European journal of sport science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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14 authors.

Hatem GhouiliResearch Unit: Sports Science, Health and Movement, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, Kef, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9558-5448
Ismail DergaaResearch Unit: Sports Science, Health and Movement, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, Kef, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8091-1856
Amel DridiResearch Unit: Sports Science, Health and Movement, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, Kef, Tunisia.
Zouhaier FarhaniResearch Unit: Sports Science, Health and Movement, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, Kef, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2181-5159
Nejmeddine OuerghiResearch Unit: Sports Science, Health and Movement, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, Kef, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8840-1735
Mohamed Ben AissaResearch Unit: Sports Science, Health and Movement, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, Kef, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7694-1059
Nadhir HammamiResearch Unit: Sports Science, Health and Movement, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, Kef, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5256-2887
Anissa BouassidaResearch Unit: Sports Science, Health and Movement, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, Kef, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0971-0183
Noomen GuelmamiResearch Unit: Sports Science, Health and Movement, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, Kef, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4959-9726
Nizar SouissiResearch Unit: Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1129-6727
Katja WeissInstitute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1247-6754
Thomas RosemannInstitute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6436-6306
Lamia Ben EzzeddineHigh Institute of Sport and Physical Education Ksar-Saïd, University of Manouba, Mannouba, Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9051-9897
Beat KnechtleInstitute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2412-9103

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The six-minute walking test (6MWT) is commonly used to measure functional capacity in field settings, primarily through the distance covered. This study aims to establish reference curves for the six-minute walking distance (6MWD) and peak heart rate (PHR) and develop a predictive equation for cardiovascular capacity in Tunisian children and adolescents. A total of 1501 participants (706 boys and 795 girls), aged 10-18 years, were recruited from schools in Tunisia. The Lambda (L), Mu (M), and Sigma (S) methods (LMS method) were employed to develop smoothed percentile curves for 6MWD and PHR. Multivariate linear regression was utilized to formulate a prediction equation for 6MWD. Smoothed percentiles (3rd, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, and 97th) for 6MWD and PHR were presented with age. All variables showed a strong positive correlation (p < 0.001) with a six-minute walking distance (r ranged from 0.227 to 0.558 for girls and from 0.309 to 0.610 for boys), except resting heart rate, which showed a strong negative correlation (girls: r = -0.136; boys: r = -0.201; p < 0.001). Additionally, PHR showed a weak correlation (p > 0.05). The prediction equations, based on age as the primary variable, were established for both genders. For boys: 6MWD = 66.181 + 38.142 × Age (years) (R

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Heart RateWalk TestAdolescentAdolescent DevelopmentChildExercise TestFemaleHumansMaleReference ValuesTunisiaWalking6MWDchildrenfunctional capacityhealthypercentile curvesprediction equationpubertyyouth

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PMID39075838
PMCPMC11369337

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