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.

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