TY - JOUR
T1 - Normative Two-Minute Walk Test Distances for Boys and Girls 3 to 17 Years of Age
AU - Bohannon, Richard W.
AU - Wang, Ying Chih
AU - Bubela, Deborah
AU - Gershon, Richard C.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study is funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the Blueprint for Neuroscience Research and the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, National Institutes of Health under Contract No. HHS-N-260-2006-00007-C, with additional support from the National Children's Study, under Contract No. HHS-N-267-2007-00027-C.
Funding Information:
This study is funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the Blueprint for Neuroscience Research and the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, National Institutes of Health under Contract No. HHS-N-260-2006-00007-C, with additional support from the National Children’s Study, under Contract No. HHS-N-267-2007-00027-C.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Aims: To provide normative reference values for the 2-minute walk test (2MWT) for children and adolescents. Methods: A population-based sample of 2,631 boys and girls (3–17 years) contributed data to this 2011 study which was part of the NIH Toolbox for the Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function Norming Project. The 2MWT was performed over a 50 foot (15.2 meter) out-and-back course. Results: Overall, the mean (standard deviation) distance walked by the participants was 186.2 (33.9) meters. As a general linear model demonstrated that gender (F = 11.0, p =.001) and age (F = 127.6, p <.001) affected 2MWT distance, separate norms are provided for each gender and age stratum (e.g., 3-year-old boys,16-year-old girls). Based on these findings and correlational and regression analysis, separate explanatory equations for 2MWT distance for boys and girls are provided. The separate equations for boys and girls include age, age squared, height, and body mass as variables that explain around 40% of the variance in 2MWT distance. Conclusions: The study presents norms for the 2MWT performed by American boys and girls. The norms can be used to determine the presence of limitations in walking endurance in this population.
AB - Aims: To provide normative reference values for the 2-minute walk test (2MWT) for children and adolescents. Methods: A population-based sample of 2,631 boys and girls (3–17 years) contributed data to this 2011 study which was part of the NIH Toolbox for the Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function Norming Project. The 2MWT was performed over a 50 foot (15.2 meter) out-and-back course. Results: Overall, the mean (standard deviation) distance walked by the participants was 186.2 (33.9) meters. As a general linear model demonstrated that gender (F = 11.0, p =.001) and age (F = 127.6, p <.001) affected 2MWT distance, separate norms are provided for each gender and age stratum (e.g., 3-year-old boys,16-year-old girls). Based on these findings and correlational and regression analysis, separate explanatory equations for 2MWT distance for boys and girls are provided. The separate equations for boys and girls include age, age squared, height, and body mass as variables that explain around 40% of the variance in 2MWT distance. Conclusions: The study presents norms for the 2MWT performed by American boys and girls. The norms can be used to determine the presence of limitations in walking endurance in this population.
KW - cardiorespiratory parameters
KW - exercise test
KW - outcome assessment
KW - walk test
KW - walking
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U2 - 10.1080/01942638.2016.1261981
DO - 10.1080/01942638.2016.1261981
M3 - Article
C2 - 28129009
AN - SCOPUS:85010660393
SN - 0194-2638
VL - 38
SP - 39
EP - 45
JO - Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics
JF - Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics
IS - 1
ER -