Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, CSJM University, Kanpur, India.
School of Physiotherapy, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University, New Delhi, India.
Health Care Women Int. 2023 Jun;44(6):753-763. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2022.2129642. Epub 2022 Oct 7.
Six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a simple test measuring submaximal functional capacity. Various factors such as anthropometric, demographic, and physiological characteristics, are associated with functional decline. However, few authors have dealt with the link between functional decline and parity. Thus, the researchers aimed to measure the six-minute walk distance (6MWD) in healthy Indian women and to determine the factors influencing 6MWD in Indian females, with particular attention to parity. Two hundred asymptomatic females aged 45-60 years were recruited for this cross-sectional study based on selection criteria. A single 6MWT was performed and a 6MWD was recorded. Mean ± SD 6MWD was 483.03 ± 50.22 m. Parity significantly affected the 6MWD among Indian females (r = 0.418, p = 0.0001). Parity is an important factor influencing female functional capacity and should be considered when assessing and prescribing rehabilitation in female participants.
六分钟步行试验（6MWT）是一种测量亚最大功能能力的简单测试。各种因素，如人体测量学、人口统计学和生理学特征，与功能下降有关。然而，很少有作者研究功能下降与生育次数之间的联系。因此，研究人员旨在测量健康印度女性的六分钟步行距离（6MWD），并确定影响印度女性 6MWD 的因素，特别关注生育次数。根据选择标准，这项横断面研究招募了 200 名无症状的 45-60 岁女性。进行了单次 6MWT，并记录了 6MWD。平均±SD 6MWD 为 483.03±50.22m。生育次数对印度女性的 6MWD 有显著影响（r=0.418，p=0.0001）。生育次数是影响女性功能能力的重要因素，在评估和为女性参与者制定康复方案时应考虑这一因素。
