Measurement Error in Maximal Oxygen Uptake Tests

Abstract

Cardiorespiratory fitness is important for health, work, and athletic performance. Laboratory tests of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) are the gold standard for assessing this aspect of fitness. VO2max protocols with small measurement errors will provide the best estimates of relationships between fitness and its antecedents and consequences. For example, tests with smaller errors will provide better indications of how well running tests function as substitutes for laboratory tests. Published studies of the reliability of VO2max tests provide an empirical basis for estimating VO2max test precision. This review employed meta-analysis procedures to model VO2max test precision.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 14, 2003
Accession Number
ADA454282

Entities

People

  • Ross R. Vickers

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Mining
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Factor Analysis
  • Field Tests
  • Information Science
  • Intervals
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Measurement
  • Physiology
  • Precision
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Regression Analysis
  • Reliability
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Test And Evaluation

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