Open AccessNovel CPET Reference Values in Healthy Adults: Associations with Physical Activity
Author(s) -
Jonathan Wagner,
Raphael Knaier,
Denis Infanger,
Karsten Königstein,
Christopher Klenk,
Justin Carrard,
Henner Hanssen,
Timo Hinrichs,
Douglas R. Seals,
Arno SchmidtTrucksäss
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000002454
Subject(s) - medicine , vo2 max , cardiorespiratory fitness , cycle ergometer , cardiology , physical therapy , heart rate , blood pressure
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is an important measurement in clinical practice, and its primary outcome, maximal oxygen uptake (V˙O2peak), is inversely associated with morbidity and mortality. The purposes of this study are to provide CPET reference values for maximal and submaximal parameters across the adult age spectrum of a healthy European cohort, to compare V˙O2peak values with other reference data sets, and to analyze the associations between physical activity (PA) levels and CPET parameters.