Oxygen uptake efficiency slope in healthy normal weight young males: an applicable framework for calculation and interpretation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES) is considered a reliable indicator of cardiorespiratory fitness in young and clinical populations who cannot achieve maximal effort during a graded exercise test. However, OUES accuracy depends on the data points used for its calculation and it is still not clear if the submaximal OUES can accurately assess CRF in healthy young males.

Objective

We investigated the association between peak oxygen uptake and peak and submaximal OUES, and the agreement between submaximal OUES and peak OUES in male adolescents and young adults.

Methods

In this cross-sectional, observational study, fifty normal weight healthy participants (age 14-22 years, peak oxygen uptake 43.8 ± 7.3 mL·min^-1·kg^-1) performed a gra

SUBMITTER: Falcioni L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9288162 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature