Association of Long-Distance Corridor Walk Performance With Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease, Mobility Limitation, and Disability
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- 3 May 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 295 (17) , 2018-2026
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.295.17.2018
Abstract
Exercise capacity or fitness1-4 and cardiovascular response to exercise, especially heart rate recovery,5-8 have been shown in middle-aged adults to predict cardiovascular and total mortality. Extended walking tests have been used to assess exercise capacity in medically ill populations.9-12 The long-distance corridor walk is similar to the 6-minute walk test,13 which has been shown to predict mortality in patients with congestive heart failure.14Keywords
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