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Study design: Cross-Sectional. Population: Healthy elite athletes (n=491). Intervention: Male gender vs. Female gender. Primary outcome: Peak treadmill running velocity (vpeak) (p=0.004).

September 24, 2015SpringerPlusOpen Access

Classification of selected cardiopulmonary variables of elite athletes of different age, gender, and disciplines during incremental exercise testing

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Key result

Male elite athletes achieved a significantly higher peak treadmill running velocity (3.98 m/s vs 3.86 m/s) and peak oxygen uptake compared to female athletes.

Population

491 young elite athletes participating in the health and physical fitness monitoring program of the German…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

CZChristoph ZinnerUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln BSBilly SperlichUniversity of Würzburg PWPatrick WahlGerman Sport University Cologne

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Implication

Supports sex-specific CPET norms in elite athletes; leaves open physiologic vs training-related mechanisms.

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=491)

Multicenter

Structured PICO

Population

491 young elite athletes aged 12 to 21 years from various sports disciplines underwent incremental treadmill exercise testing to establish reference cardiopulmonary values.

Exposure

Incremental running step test protocol to exhaustion (starting at 2.4 m/s, increasing 0.4 m/s every 5 min).

Outcome

Peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), % of VO2peak, running speed at the lactate threshold (vLT), running economy (RE), and maximal running speed (vpeak).surrogate

Main Result

Absolute Event Rate: 3.98% vs 3.86%

p-value: p=0.004

This study provides comprehensive reference values for key cardiopulmonary exercise testing variables in young elite athletes across different sports disciplines and genders.

Limitations

Measured parameters such as maximal running speed and VO2peak are protocol-dependent.
Data are based on treadmill running and values derived from incremental cycling or other types of exercise testing may vary.
Data are based on treadmill running and values derived from incremental cycling or other types of exercise testing may vary
Maximal running speed and VO2peak are protocol-dependent

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Zinner et al. (2015) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy elite athletes (n=491). Male gender vs. Female gender was evaluated on Peak treadmill running velocity (vpeak) (p=0.004). Male elite athletes achieved a significantly higher peak treadmill running velocity (3.98 m/s vs 3.86 m/s) and peak oxygen uptake compared to female athletes.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a215c9fc4e60624665af2e0 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-015-1341-8

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Classification of selected cardiopulmonary variables of elite athletes of different age, gender, and disciplines during incremental exercise testing

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Classification of selected cardiopulmonary variables of elite athletes of different age, gender, and disciplines during incremental exercise testing

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Study Design

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Main Result

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