Valores de referencia del test de marcha
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Valores de referencia del test de marcha
de seis minutos en niños sanos
DARWIN GATICA1,a, HOMERO PUPPO2,a, GREGORY VILLARROEL1,a,
IVÁN SAN MARTÍN3,a, ROSSANA LAGOS5,a, JUAN JOSÉ MONTECINO3,a,
CRISTIAN LARA3,a, DANIEL ZENTENO1,2,4
Reference values for the 6-minutes walking
test in healthy Chilean children
Background: The 6-minutes walking test (6WT) is the ideal submaximal test
for the evaluation and follow-up of patients with chronic respiratory diseases. There
are no reference values (RV) for Chilean children using the American Thoracic Society
guidelines. Aim: To generate 6WT reference values for Chilean children aged
6 to 14 years. Material and Methods: 6MW was evaluated in 192 healthy children
(100 women) aged between 6 and 14 years. The test was carried out in a 30 m long
indoor flat surface. Children also answered a survey about health problems and their
weight and height were recorded. Results: The distance walked by women and men
was 596.5 ± 57 and 625 ± 59.7 m respectively (p < 0.05). There was a significant
correlation between the distance walked and height (r = 0.58), age (r = 0.56), weight
(r = 0.54) and reserve heart rate (r = 0.21). Conclusions: These results can be used
as reference values for the 6WT in Chilean children aged 6 to 14 years. They are
similar to those reported abroad.
(Rev Med Chile 2012; 140: 1014-1021).
Key words: Reference values; Respiratory functions tests.
1Programa Nacional de
Asistencia Ventilatoria No
Invasiva.
2Departamento de Pediatría
y Cirugía Infantil Sur,
Facultad de Medicina,
Universidad de Chile,
Hospital Exequiel González
Cortés. Santiago de Chile.
3Consultorio Laurita
Vicuña, El Bosque,
Santiago de Chile.
4Unidad de Cuidados
Especiales, Instituto
Nacional de Rehabilitación,
Pedro Aguirre Cerda.
Santiago de Chile.
5Departamento de
Kinesiología, Red Salud UC.
Santiago de Chile.
aKinesiólogo.
Recibido el 28 de febrero
de 2011, aceptado el 18 de
abril de 2012.
Correspondencia a:
Dr. Daniel Zenteno A.
Av. José Arrieta 5969,
Peñalolén, Santiago.
Fono: 0056-09-8180678
E-mail: danielzenteno@
gmail.com
El test de marcha de seis minutos (TM6) es
una herramienta cada vez más utilizada en
la práctica clínica que evalúa la capacidad
para realizar ejercicio físico de un sujeto, midiendo
la distancia máxima que puede caminar durante
6 min. Se considera una prueba sub-máxima,
debido a que provoca un estrés
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