Journal of Sports Medicine & Doping Studies

Department of Pediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Division of Pediatric Specialties, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, 6 rue Willy-Donzé, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland

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• Research Article   
  Comparison between Two VO2 Peak Prediction Models in a Cohort of Children and Adolescents with and without Diseases
  Author(s): Albane Bertha Rosa Maggio*, Xavier Eric Martin, Julie Wacker and Maurice Beghetti
  
  Scope: Currently there are several reference values for evaluating cardiorespiratory fitness in children. However, one of the most commonly used reference model seems to overestimate normal exercise capacity. We aimed to compare the reference values of peak VO2 between the Bongers model and the newly published Z-score model on a population of children and adolescents referred for CPET. Methodology: This is a cohort study including 195 healthy young people with exercise symptoms as well as children with different pathologies. All included subjects completed CPET on a bicycle according to a standard protocol. Their exercise values were recorded and the predicted peak VO2 values were compared using the two methods using Bland-Altman, one-sample t-test, linear regression, Welch’s t-test and Chi-2. Findings:.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2161-0673.2024.14.354

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