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Table 1 Basic descriptive statistics of the study participants (N = 4352)

From: Normative data for the 6-min walk test in 11–14 year-olds: a population-based study

Study variables

Total (N = 4352)

Boys (N = 1471)

Girls (N = 2881)

p for sex

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

12 ± 1

12 ± 1

12 ± 1

0.890

Height (cm)

156 ± 10

159 ± 11

155 ± 10

< 0.001

Weight (kg)

47 ± 11

49 ± 13

46 ± 10

< 0.001

Body-mass index (kg/m2)

19 ± 3

19 ± 3

19 ± 3

0.756

6MWT (m)

561 ± 93

576 ± 93

545 ± 92

< 0.001

Speed (m/min)

94 ± 5

98 ± 5

91 ± 6

< 0.001

  1. p < 0.05