A Meta-Analysis of Sampled Maximal Aerobic Capacity Data for Boys Aged 11 Years Old or Less Obtained by Cycle Ergometry.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to develop distributions of VO_2max based on measured values that exist in the literature in prepubertal boys using cycle ergometry. PRISMA guidelines were followed in conducting this research. One database was searched for peak and maximal VO₂ values in healthy boys with mean age under 11 years old. Data were split into articles reporting absolute and relative VO_2max values and analyzed accordingly. Multilevel models grounded in Bayesian principles were used. We investigated associations between VO_2max and body mass, year of the study, and country of origin. Differences in "peak" and "maximal" VO₂ were assessed. Absolute VO_2max (Lmin^-1) increases with age (P ~100%) but mean relative VO

SUBMITTER: Jurov I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9967809 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature