Valores médios percorridos no teste de caminhada de seis minutos em crianças saudáveis de Coari (AM)

• Autor(a) principal: Moraes, Wandrea Sylvia Loretta Angulo de
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Silva, Carliane Moraes da, Pin, Alessandro dos Santos, Borges, Grasiely Faccin
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng; por
• Título da fonte: Fisioterapia e Pesquisa
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/fpusp/article/view/187229
• topic: Teste de Esforço; Criança; Teste de Caminhada; Prueba de Esfuerzo; Niño; Prueba de Paso; Exercise Test; Child; Walk Test

The objective of this research was to establish mean values covered for the six-minute walk test in healthy children in Northern Brazil. This was an experimental, randomized, blind and cross-sectional study that evaluated 63 healthy male and female children, aged 10 to 12 years, who after having their anthropometric data recorded were trained and instructed to perform the test as recommended by the American Thoracic Society, after standard assessment. The test was carried out on a straight track of 30 meters, with markings every 3 meters and cones indicating where the return should be made for the test continuity. At the end, the pre-test evaluation was redone. Very low body mass index was observed in 11-year-old boys, and normal in other age groups. The post-test immediate heart rate was significantly elevated in all groups (p<0.001), while all other cardiovascular data collected did not change. The distances covered were significantly lower than those predicted by the standard equation for all groups and sexes (p<0.0001). The average value found in girls was 436.30±56.74m and 460.80±63.90m in boys, while the general average was 445.70±54.10m, below the expected values for the sample. The result obtained by the studied group, less than the expected average, can be credited to the regional phenotype, but the Development Index much lower than the Brazilian average should have its influence better st