The six-minute walk test (6mWT) is a simple index of functional capacity in healthy people, and it has been used to estimate exercise capacity in obese subjects. The aim of this study was to determine whether weight reduction induced by laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) improves the functional capacity in the severely obese on the 6mWT.
Effect of bariatric surgery on the six-minute walk test in severe uncomplicated obesity / Maniscalco, Mauro; Zedda, Anna; Giardiello, Cristiano; Faraone, Stanislao; Cerbone, Maria Rosaria; Cristiano, Stefano; Sofia, Matteo. - In: OBESITY SURGERY. - ISSN 0960-8923. - 16:7(2006), pp. 836-841. [10.1381/096089206777822331]
Effect of bariatric surgery on the six-minute walk test in severe uncomplicated obesity
Maniscalco, Mauro;Sofia, Matteo
2006
Abstract
The six-minute walk test (6mWT) is a simple index of functional capacity in healthy people, and it has been used to estimate exercise capacity in obese subjects. The aim of this study was to determine whether weight reduction induced by laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) improves the functional capacity in the severely obese on the 6mWT.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
