Temporal trends in 6-minute walking distance for older Japanese adults between 1998 and 2017

• Main Authors: Grant R. Tomkinson (Author), Tetsuhiro Kidokoro (Author), Trevor J. Dufner (Author), Shingo Noi (Author), John S. Fitzgerald (Author), Holly M. Brown-Borg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) is an excellent measure of both functional endurance and health. The primary aim of this study was to estimate temporal trends in 6MWD for older Japanese adults between 1998 and 2017; the secondary aim was to estimate concurrent trends in body size (i...