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. 2022 Mar 21;10:e12908. doi: 10.7717/peerj.12908

Table 2. Results of the 6-minute walk test.

Study N
[N (Women%)]
n Age
(SD)
Weight
[(Kg) (SD)]
Height
[(Cm) (SD)]
BMI
[(Kg/m2) (SD)]
Results (m)
Akkaya et al. (2012) 92
(100%)
FM 51 35.5 (9.9) 27.0 (4.2) 300.9 (52.3)*
wFM 41 33.3 (7.4) 26.3 (3.9) 373.9 (50.5)*
Andreissy Breda et al. (2013) 58
(100%)
FM 30 42.6 (5.8) 72.4 (9.3) 158.9 (5.3) 28.7 (3.9) 441.8 (84.1)*
wFM 28 40.7 (6.3) 70.6 (13.1) 160.7 (6.3) 27.2 (5.1) 523.9 (80.3)*
Aparicio et al. (2015) 737
(100%)
FM 487 51.9 (8.3) 71.3 (14.0) 157.8 (6.0) 28.6 (5.4) 483.5 (89.6)*
wFM 250 49.3 (9.9) 67.8 (12.7) 159.8 (6.2) 26.5 (4.6) 586.3 (73.3)*
Ayán et al. (2007) 29
(100%)
FM 29 53 (9) 26 (4) 432.8 (61.2)
Carbonell-Baeza et al. (2010a) 65
(100%)
FM1 33 51.4 (7.4) 71.2 (2.1) 28.5 (0.9) 451.9 (14.0)
FM2 32 50.0 (7.3) 68.1 (2.2) 27.8 (0.9) 458.7 (15.0)
Carbonell-Baeza et al. (2010b) 59
(100%)
FM1 27 54.2 (6.2) 68.1 (2.2) 27.5 (0.9) 448.7 (13.5)
FM2 32 51.4 (7.4) 68.5 (2.1) 28.2 (0.9) 456.6 (12.7)
Carbonell-Baeza et al. (2011a) 123
(100%)
FM 123 51.7 (7.2) 70.75 (13.66) 157.26 (4.97) 28.54 (5.60) 447.02 (83.54)
Carbonell-Baeza et al. (2011b) 6
(0%)
FM 6 52.3 (9.3) 79.3 (10.7) 27.1 (3.8) 495.8 (78.0)
Carbonell-Baeza et al. (2013) 118
(100%)
FM 118 51.9 (7.3) 28.58 (5.6) 438.72
Carbonell-Baeza et al. (2014) 100
(100%)
FM 100 50.6 (8.6) 70.4 (12.5) 158.6 (5.9) 28.0 (5.4) 473.11 (81.74)
Cardoso et al. (2011) 31
(100%)
FM 16 53.5 (7.5) 70.6 (14.6) 158 (5) 28.0 (4.9) 446.7 (126.0)*
wFM 15 54.1 (4.4) 70.6 (13.7) 160 (9) 27.5 (4.5) 522.1 (47.6)*
Córdoba-Torrecilla et al. (2015) 439
(100%)
FM 439 52.2 (8.0) 71.3 (14.0) 157.8 (6.0) 28.6 (5.5) 484.0 (81.7)
Ericsson, Bremell & Mannerkorpi (2013) 133
(100%)
FM 133 46 (8.6) 27.3 (5.3) 507.0 (84.0)
Ernberg et al. (2018) 255
(100%)
FM 125 51.2 (9.4) 28.0 (5.2) 551.4 (71.0)*
wFM 130 48.2 (11.4) 24.2 (3.8) 656.9 (60.1)*
Giannotti et al. (2014) 32
(93,75%)
FM1 20 52.8 (10.6) 24.3 (3.4) 378 (68.4)P
FM2 12 51.3 (6.3) 23.4 (4.2) 403.2 (86.4)P
Hernando-Garijo et al. (2021) 34
(100%)
FM1 17 51.81 (9.05) 68.19 (16.88) 158.63 (6.29) 27.25 (7.30) 403.57 (107.13)
FM2 17 55.06 (8.51) 68.13 (15.10) 161.81 (5.13) 25.93 (5.27) 407.01 (137.09)
Homann et al. (2018) 39
(100%)
FM 20 39.50 (6.07) 70.97 (14.39) 159.38 (6.48) 27.69 (5.43) 473.52 (77.84)*
wFM 19 41.84 (6.18) 72.04 (9.64) 159.34 (5.15) 28.40 (3.89) 541.75 (85.62)*
Latorre-Román, Santos-Campos & Heredia-Jimenez (2014) 50
(100%)
FM 36 49.8 (5.4) 67.2 (12.1) 157 (4) 27.7 (4.8) 477.5 (63.1)*
wFM 14 47.3 (5.9) 65.6 (8.7) 159 (6) 25.9 (3.2) 561.5 (73.1)*
Mannerkorpi et al. (2010) 33
(100%)
FM 33 50 (7.6) 28 (4.5) 522 (56.1)
Mingorance, Montoya & García Vivas Miranda (2021) 60
(90%)
FM1 50.25 (8.53) 67.00 (7.46) 169.15 (6.41) 23.34 (1.23) 391.25 (21.9)
FM2 52.30 (8.04) 65.05 (5.82) 168.25 (6.35) 22.95 (1.30) 365 (11)
FM3 54.85 (8.62) 67.00 (7.43) 166.90 (7.86) 24.21 (3.93) 385 (31.85)
Ollevier et al. (2020) 46
(100%)
FM1 40.76 (6.62) 69.76 (16.71) 1.66 (0.06) 25.30 (5.12) 328.91 (98.12)
Polat et al. (2021) 40
(100%)
FM1 20 47.0 (7.1) 71.4 (10.1) 160.0 (5.5) 27.9 (0.80) 443.15 (109.2)
FM2 20 42.6 (8.7) 69.7 (8.03) 162.0 (6.6) 26.6 (0.79) 467 (43.9)
Salvat et al. (2016) 155
(100%)
FM1 81 50.0 26.3 384.0
FM2 74 50.0 27.9 353.0
Sañudo et al. (2010) 64
(100%)
FM1 22 55.9 (1.6) 72.3 (2.3) 157 (1) 29.6 (1.1) 512.5 (15.9)
FM2 21 55.9 (1.7) 68.5 (3.0) 157 (2) 27.6 (1.1) 535.0 (16.2)
FM3 21 56.6 (1.9) 74.5 (3.3) 158 (1) 29.7 (1.1) 488.7 (16.9)
Soriano-Maldonado et al. (2015a) 451
(100%)
FM 451 52.0 28.6 486.3 (3.71)
Soriano-Maldonado et al. (2015b) 444
(100%)
FM 444 52.1 (7.9) 28.5 (5.2) 486 (79)
Tavares et al. (2020) 40
(100%)
FM 20 40.55 (6.19) 62.42 (7.80) 1.60 (0.05) 24.40 (2.58) 546.40 (60.88)*
wFM 20 38.7 (7.30) 63.75 (7.56) 1.61 (0.06) 24.70 (3.29) 616.39 (48.05)*
Villafaina et al. (2019) 37
(100%)
FM1 22 54.27 (9.29) 27.11 (2.90) 491.15 (80.21)
FM2 15 53.44 (9.47) 28.19 (3.88) 517.45 (58.42)
Vincent et al. (2016) 60
(100%)
FM 30 47.0 (10.4) 25.8 (4.6) 570.7 (51.9)*
wFM 30 41.1 (8.4) 26.0 (4.0) 640.2 (65.7)*

Notes.

FM
Fibromyalgia syndrome
P
Data obtained indirectly
BMI
Body mass index
wFM
Individuals without Fibromyalgia
FMx
Fibromyalgia subgroup
*

P < 0.05.