[Using the 6-minute walking test with obese people engaged in a physical activity program]. / Aplicación del test de 6 minutos en personas con obesidad, en un programa de actividad física.
Rev Salud Publica (Bogota)
; 16(4): 516-21, 2014.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25791303
OBJECTIVE: Evaluating the applicability of the 6-minute walking test (6MWT) on 22 obese adults (12 women and 10 men) engaged in a physical activity program lasting 6 months. METHODOLOGY: This longitudinal study involved using the 6MWT for evaluating cardiorespiratory capacity in people having different levels of obesity who were engaged in a physical activity program. RESULTS: The first set of 6MWT results revealed that the intervals having the highest frequency were 439.7-468.7=27.3 % (6) and 468.71-487.71=27.3 % (6). The 6MWT result at the end of the evaluation showed that the interval having the highest frequency was 463.01-501.01=45.5 % (10), without presenting clinical and/or physical signs which could have interrupted the test on the people being evaluated. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed the 6MWT to be applicable as an evaluation and tracking tool for obese people engaged in a physical activity program. It should be stressed that the 6MWT protocol must be closely followed when evaluating physical endurance.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Caminhada
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Teste de Esforço
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Terapia por Exercício
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Salud Publica (Bogota)
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Colômbia