Predicted 6-Minute Walk Distance
Predicted six-minute walk distance (Enright PL, Sherrill DL. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1998): a sex-specific reference value from height, age, and weight, with a lower limit of normal 153 m (men) / 139 m (women) below predicted.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Sex
- Male
- Height
- 175 cm
- Age
- 60 years
- Weight
- 80 kg
Result: Predicted 6-minute walk 574 m (lower limit 421 m).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- meters
- Men = 7.57·height - 5.02·age - 1.76·weight - 309; women = 2.11·height - 2.29·weight - 5.78·age + 667. Lower limit = predicted - 153 (men) / - 139 (women). A reference value, not a diagnosis.
What you enter
- Sex
- Height
- Age
- Weight
How this is calculated
Enright PL, Sherrill DL. Reference equations for the six-minute walk in healthy adults. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1998;158(5 Pt 1):1384-1387. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.