Determinants and reference values of the 6-min walk distance in the general population-results of the population-based STAAB cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The 6-min walk test is an inexpensive, safe, and easy tool to assess functional capacity in patients with cardiopulmonary diseases including heart failure (HF). There is a lack of reference values, which are a prerequisite for the interpretation of test results in patients. Furthermore, determinants independent of the respective disease need to be considered when interpreting the 6-min walk distance (6MWD).

Methods

The prospective Characteristics and Course of Heart Failure Stages A-B and Determinants of Progression (STAAB) cohort study investigates a representative sample of residents of the City of Würzburg, Germany, aged 30 to 79 years, without a history of HF. Participants underwent detailed clinical and echocardiographic phenotyping as well as a standardized assess

SUBMITTER: Morbach C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12408663 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature