Validation of a brief step-test protocol for estimation of peak oxygen uptake

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 503-512

  Beutner, Frank ^a   Ubrich, Romy ^a   Zachariae, Silke ^a   Engel, Christoph ^a   Sandri, Marcus ^a   Teren, Andrej ^a   Gielen, Stephan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITÄT HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

exercise testing; maximum oxygen uptake; step test; VO2max; VO2peak

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRIEF 3 MINUTE STEP TEST; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS EXCHANGE; HEART BEAT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; TREADMILL TEST; VALIDATION STUDY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREATH ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BREATH TESTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924967656     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2047487314533216     Document Type: Article

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