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Madeleine G Spicer1, Alicia T Dennis1
1Department of Anaesthesia, The Royal Women's Hospital, Corner Grattan St & Flemington Rd, Parkville, 3052, Australia.
Objectives:
The Six Minute Walk Test (6MWT) assesses functional capacity. We determined the reference range distance walked, heart rate change, and breathlessness in healthy women.
Design:
Prospective observational study.
Methods:
100 nulliparous women aged 18-40 performed two 6MWTs, with the second performed after heart rate returned to baseline. Borg scales compared expected and true breathlessness.
Results:
Reference range was 472-758 m, with distance mean (SD) of 615 (73.0) metres. Heart rate increase during exercise was 11 (11.8) beats per minute, recovering to baseline in 4.5 (3.9) minutes. 63 % of women overestimated breathlessness.
Conclusions:
These data represent reference values for functional evaluation of healthy young women.
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