Estimated power output for a distance run and maximal oxygen uptake in young adults

Background: Both cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and run field tests are recommended by the American Heart Association for assessing the maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max) of youth. Power output was highly correlated with VO2 max in CPET. However, it is unclear regarding the correlations of tim...

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Main Authors: Gen-Min Lin, Kun-Zhe Tsai, Xuemei Sui, Carl J. Lavie
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1110802/full
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author Gen-Min Lin
Gen-Min Lin
Kun-Zhe Tsai
Kun-Zhe Tsai
Kun-Zhe Tsai
Xuemei Sui
Carl J. Lavie
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Gen-Min Lin
Kun-Zhe Tsai
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Xuemei Sui
Carl J. Lavie
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description Background: Both cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and run field tests are recommended by the American Heart Association for assessing the maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max) of youth. Power output was highly correlated with VO2 max in CPET. However, it is unclear regarding the correlations of time and estimated power output (EPO) for a run field test with VO2 max obtained from CPET in young adults.Methods: This study included 45 participants, aged 20–40 years, from a sample of 1,120 military personnel who completed a 3,000-m run field test in Taiwan in 2020. The participants subsequently received CPET using the Bruce protocol to assess VO2 max in the same year. According to the physics rule, EPO (watts) for the run field test was defined as the product of half body mass (kg) and [distance (3000-m)/time (s) for a run field test]. Pearson product–moment correlation analyses were performed.Results: The Pearson correlation coefficient (r) of time against EPO for the run field test was estimated to be 0.708 (p <0.001). The correlation coefficient between the time for the run field test and VO2 max (L/min) in CPET was estimated to be 0.462 (p = 0.001). In contrast, the correlation coefficient between time for the run field test and VO2 max scaled to body mass in CPET was estimated to be 0.729 (p <0.001). The correlation coefficient of EPO for the run field test against VO2 max in CPET was estimated to be 0.813 (p <0.001).Conclusion: In young adults, although the time for a run field test was a reliable estimate of VO2 max scaled to body mass, EPO proportional to the mean square velocity was found as a superior estimate of VO2 max.
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spelling doaj.art-a8bf58419e654756ac0194362fc34f5e2023-02-07T07:04:29ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physiology1664-042X2023-02-011410.3389/fphys.2023.11108021110802Estimated power output for a distance run and maximal oxygen uptake in young adultsGen-Min Lin0Gen-Min Lin1Kun-Zhe Tsai2Kun-Zhe Tsai3Kun-Zhe Tsai4Xuemei Sui5Carl J. Lavie6Department of Internal Medicine, Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital, Hualien City, TaiwanDepartment of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital, Hualien City, TaiwanDepartment of Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Stomatology of Periodontology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United StatesOchsner Clinical School, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United StatesBackground: Both cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and run field tests are recommended by the American Heart Association for assessing the maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max) of youth. Power output was highly correlated with VO2 max in CPET. However, it is unclear regarding the correlations of time and estimated power output (EPO) for a run field test with VO2 max obtained from CPET in young adults.Methods: This study included 45 participants, aged 20–40 years, from a sample of 1,120 military personnel who completed a 3,000-m run field test in Taiwan in 2020. The participants subsequently received CPET using the Bruce protocol to assess VO2 max in the same year. According to the physics rule, EPO (watts) for the run field test was defined as the product of half body mass (kg) and [distance (3000-m)/time (s) for a run field test]. Pearson product–moment correlation analyses were performed.Results: The Pearson correlation coefficient (r) of time against EPO for the run field test was estimated to be 0.708 (p <0.001). The correlation coefficient between the time for the run field test and VO2 max (L/min) in CPET was estimated to be 0.462 (p = 0.001). In contrast, the correlation coefficient between time for the run field test and VO2 max scaled to body mass in CPET was estimated to be 0.729 (p <0.001). The correlation coefficient of EPO for the run field test against VO2 max in CPET was estimated to be 0.813 (p <0.001).Conclusion: In young adults, although the time for a run field test was a reliable estimate of VO2 max scaled to body mass, EPO proportional to the mean square velocity was found as a superior estimate of VO2 max.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1110802/fullcardiopulmonary exercise testingmaximal oxygen uptakeestimated power outputrun field testvelocity
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Kun-Zhe Tsai
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Kun-Zhe Tsai
Xuemei Sui
Carl J. Lavie
Estimated power output for a distance run and maximal oxygen uptake in young adults
Frontiers in Physiology
cardiopulmonary exercise testing
maximal oxygen uptake
estimated power output
run field test
velocity
title Estimated power output for a distance run and maximal oxygen uptake in young adults
title_full Estimated power output for a distance run and maximal oxygen uptake in young adults
title_fullStr Estimated power output for a distance run and maximal oxygen uptake in young adults
title_full_unstemmed Estimated power output for a distance run and maximal oxygen uptake in young adults
title_short Estimated power output for a distance run and maximal oxygen uptake in young adults
title_sort estimated power output for a distance run and maximal oxygen uptake in young adults
topic cardiopulmonary exercise testing
maximal oxygen uptake
estimated power output
run field test
velocity
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1110802/full
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