Version 2.80

Term Description

The raw score on the 4-Meter Walk Test is the number of seconds it takes to walk four meters, using the better of two trials [LOINC:83169-3][LOINC:83170-1]. This is then transformed into a computed score reported in meters per second. For example, if it took a participant two seconds to walk four meters, one would divide four by two to get two meters per second as the score. Toolbox norms and scale scores are not available for this test; however, descriptive statistics obtained from the sample of participants who were administered the test during the Toolbox norming study are available in the NIH Toolbox Technical Manual.
Source: NIH Toolbox

Fully-Specified Name

Component
4-Meter Walk Gait Speed Test - computed score
Property
Vel
Time
Pt
System
^Patient
Scale
Qn
Method
NIH Toolbox

Additional Names

Long Common Name
4-Meter Walk Gait Speed Test - computed score [NIH Toolbox]
Short Name
4 meter walk computed score NIH

Basic Attributes

Class
NIH.MOTOR
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.58
Last Updated
Version 2.59 (ADD)
Change Reason
Added EXTERNAL_COPYRIGHT_NOTICE that was inadvertently omitted when the term was first released.
Order vs. Observation
Observation

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
83144-6 4-Meter Walk Gait Speed Test [NIH Toolbox]

Example Units

Unit Source
m/s Example UCUM Units

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CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=83172-7