Adapting the “Chester step test” to predict peak oxygen uptake in children

Adapting the “Chester step test” to predict peak oxygen uptake in children

AIM OF THE STUDY Maximal exercise testing may be difficult to perform in clinical practice, especially in obese children who have low cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise tolerance. We aimed to elaborate a model predicting peak oxygen consumption (VO2) in lean and obese children with u...

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Main Authors: Albane B.R. Maggio, Philippe Vuistiner, Antoinette Crettenand, René Tabin, Xavier E. Martin, Maurice Beghetti, Nathalie J. Farpour-Lambert, Olivier Deriaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2017-05-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
cardiorespiratory fitness test
children
obesity
prediction equation
submaximal test
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2299

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