Validation of maximal, submaximal, and nonexercise indirect VO2max estimations at 2600 m altitude
Aim: To study the criterion validity of three indirect maximal oxygen uptake (O2max) assessment equations at altitude.
Methods: We studied 64 young adults (53% men) at Bogota, Colombia (2600?m altitude). Direct O2max was measured by indirect calorimetry using a maximal incremental treadmill protocol. Indirect O2max was estimated by two exercise field tests (the 20-m shuttle-run test [20-MST] and the 2-km walking test (UKK)) and one nonexercise method (the perceived functional ability-physical activity rating questionnaire [PFA-PAR]). Altitude-adjusted PFA-PAR was estimated as a 13% linear reduction in PFA-PAR. We calculated Lin concordance coefficients (LCC) and standard error of the estimates (SEEs), and we performed Bland-Altman analyses for each indirect method.
Results: Mean O2max was 41.2 ± 5.8 mL/kg/min in men and 32.2 ± 3.6 mL/kg/min in women. We found the highest agreement with direct O2max for the 20-MST (LCC = 0.79, SEE = 3.91 mL/kg/min), followed in order by the altitude-adjusted PFA-PAR (LCC = 0.71, SEE = 4.12 mL/kg/min), the UKK (LCC = 0.67, SEE = 5.48 mL/kg/min), and the unadjusted PFA-PAR (LCC = 0.57, SEE = 4.75 mL/kg/min). The unadjusted PFA-PAR tended to overestimate O2max, but Bland-Altman analysis showed that this bias disappeared after altitude adjustment.
Conclusion: Several maximal, submaximal, and nonexercise methods provide estimates of O2max with acceptable validity for use in epidemiological studies of populations living at moderate altitude.
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Aiheet: | korkeanpaikan harjoittelu hapenottokyky maksimi tutkimusmenetelmä arviointi kuormitus harjoittelu testi |
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Aihealueet: | biologiset ja lääketieteelliset tieteet valmennusoppi |
DOI: | 10.1089/ham.2019.0097 |
Julkaisussa: | High Altitude Medicine & Biology |
Julkaistu: |
2020
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Vuosikerta: | 21 |
Numero: | 1 |
Sivuja: | 135-143 |
Julkaisutyypit: | artikkeli |
Kieli: | englanti (kieli) |
Taso: | kehittynyt |