Why the study?
Do different peak heart rate and peak respiratory exchange ratio cut points affect VO2max determination during maximal treadmill testing in girls?
Population
453 girls, mean age 13.3 years (SD 0.1)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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VO2max in girls' treadmill tests associates with achieved HRpeak but not RERpeak; hypothesis-generating for pediatric-specific maximal-effort criteria.
Do different peak heart rate and peak respiratory exchange ratio cut points affect VO2max determination during maximal treadmill testing in girls?
In girls undergoing maximal treadmill testing, VO2max values are significantly associated with the peak heart rate achieved, but not the peak respiratory exchange ratio.
Peyer et al. (2011) studied this question.
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