What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to establish normative reference values for aerobic fitness in a Canadian young-adult population using maximal exercise testing.

January 1, 2024Biomedical Human KineticsOpen Access

Determining cardiovascular fitness normative reference values in a university aged Canadian population using maximal exercise testing

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Why the study?

Aerobic fitness is a valuable determinant of health, but there was limited research with established normative values for a healthy young adult Canadian population.

What are the normative reference values for VO2max and total exercise time in a university-aged Canadian population?

Key Points

The aim is to establish normative reference values for aerobic fitness in a Canadian young-adult population using maximal exercise testing.
550 undergraduate students (280 males, 270 females) participated in a VO2max test using the Bruce treadmill protocol.
Participants' exercise performance and VO2max were measured and analyzed with male and female classifications.
Percentiles and a seven-category classification system were utilized for data analysis.
Mean VO2max value was 40.90 ± 7.50 mL/kg/min for females and 49.89 ± 9.20 mL/kg/min for males (p < 0.001).
Females had a mean exercise duration of 11.92 ± 1.97 minutes, while males exercised for an average of 14.33 ± 2.40 minutes before test termination.

Structured PICO

What are the normative reference values for VO2max and total exercise time in a university-aged Canadian population?

Population

550 undergraduate students (280 male, 270 female) enrolled in a physiology laboratory course at a Canadian University, mean age 21.16 ± 1.26 years, mean body mass 72.08 ± 15.05 kg.

Intervention

Maximal exercise testing using the Bruce treadmill protocol with metabolic and respiratory equipment (COSMED Quark CPET).

Outcome

Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) in mL/kg/min and total exercise time in minutes.surrogate

This study provides normative reference values and a seven-category classification system for VO2max and total exercise time in healthy young Canadian adults using the Bruce treadmill protocol.

Limitations

Fitness was not directly quantified prior to testing
Kinesiology students may be more active than age- and sex-matched peers
Ethnicity, diet, and family medical history were not assessed

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Implication

Offers sex-specific normative VO2max values for young Canadian adults; leaves open generalizability beyond this cohort.

Cite This Study

Duquette et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1deb9ed10dad54e1ef6f03 https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2024-0011

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Determining cardiovascular fitness normative reference values in a university aged Canadian population using maximal exercise testing

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Determining cardiovascular fitness normative reference values in a university aged Canadian population using maximal exercise testing

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Structured PICO

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