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DIFFERENT PERFORMANCES IN THE SIX-MINUTES WALK TEST BETWEEN OBESE AND NORMAL-WEIGHT CHILDREN

Authors :
Denise Marcon
Irene Bresadola
Filippo Cattazzo
Lorella Branz
Angela Tagetti
Cristiano Fava
Alice Giontella
Pietro Minuz
Sara Bonafini
Source :
Journal of Hypertension. 37:e178-e179
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2019.

Abstract

Objective:Physical activity plays an important role in preventing obesity and related cardiometabolic risk factors. The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a clinical sub-maximal, easy and-cost effective test to asses functional capacity utilized also in epidemiological studies as predictor of cardiovasc

Details

ISSN :
02636352
Volume :
37
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Hypertension
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........9da3fb80f719be216ef21e8099c1266f
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0000572288.39006.fe