TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantification of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy nonobese and obese men and women
AU - Lorenzo, Santiago
AU - Babb, Tony G.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding/Support: This work was supported by the King Charitable Foundation Trust, American Lung Association, American Heart Association, The Research and Education Institute at Texas Health Resources, Cain Foundation, National Institutes of Health [HL096782] , and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas.
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - Background: The quantification and interpretation of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in obesity is important for adequately assessing cardiovascular conditioning, underlying comorbidities, and properly evaluating disease risk. We retrospectively compared peak oxygen uptake (V̇O2peak) (ie, CRF) in absolute terms, and relative terms (% predicted) using three currently suggested prediction equations (Equations R, W, and G). Methods: There were 19 nonobese and 66 obese participants. Subjects underwent hydrostatic weighing and incremental cycling to exhaustion. Subject characteristics were analyzed by independent t test, and % predicted V̇O2peak by a two-way analysis of variance (group and equation) with repeated measures on one factor (equation). Results: V̇O2peak (L/min) was not different between nonobese and obese adults (2.35 ± 0.80 [SD] vs 2.39 ± 0.68 L/min). V̇O2peak was higher (P < .02) relative to body mass and lean body mass in the nonobese (34 ± 8 mL/min/kg vs 22 ± 5 mL/min/kg, 42 ± 9 mL/min/lean body mass vs 37 ± 6 mL/min/lean body mass). Cardiorespiratory fitness assessed as % predicted was not different in the nonobese and obese (91% ± 17% predicted vs 95% ± 15% predicted) using Equation R, while using Equation W and G, CRF was lower (P < .05) but within normal limits in the obese (94 ± 15 vs 87 ± 11; 101% ± 17% predicted vs 90% ± 12% predicted, respectively), depending somewhat on sex. Conclusions: Traditional methods of reporting V̇O2peak do not allow adequate assessment and quantification of CRF in obese adults. Predicted V̇O2peak does allow a normalized evaluation of CRF in the obese, although care must be taken in selecting the most appropriate prediction equation, especially in women. In general, otherwise healthy obese are not grossly deconditioned as is commonly believed, although CRF may be slightly higher in nonobese subjects depending on the uniqueness of the prediction equation.
AB - Background: The quantification and interpretation of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in obesity is important for adequately assessing cardiovascular conditioning, underlying comorbidities, and properly evaluating disease risk. We retrospectively compared peak oxygen uptake (V̇O2peak) (ie, CRF) in absolute terms, and relative terms (% predicted) using three currently suggested prediction equations (Equations R, W, and G). Methods: There were 19 nonobese and 66 obese participants. Subjects underwent hydrostatic weighing and incremental cycling to exhaustion. Subject characteristics were analyzed by independent t test, and % predicted V̇O2peak by a two-way analysis of variance (group and equation) with repeated measures on one factor (equation). Results: V̇O2peak (L/min) was not different between nonobese and obese adults (2.35 ± 0.80 [SD] vs 2.39 ± 0.68 L/min). V̇O2peak was higher (P < .02) relative to body mass and lean body mass in the nonobese (34 ± 8 mL/min/kg vs 22 ± 5 mL/min/kg, 42 ± 9 mL/min/lean body mass vs 37 ± 6 mL/min/lean body mass). Cardiorespiratory fitness assessed as % predicted was not different in the nonobese and obese (91% ± 17% predicted vs 95% ± 15% predicted) using Equation R, while using Equation W and G, CRF was lower (P < .05) but within normal limits in the obese (94 ± 15 vs 87 ± 11; 101% ± 17% predicted vs 90% ± 12% predicted, respectively), depending somewhat on sex. Conclusions: Traditional methods of reporting V̇O2peak do not allow adequate assessment and quantification of CRF in obese adults. Predicted V̇O2peak does allow a normalized evaluation of CRF in the obese, although care must be taken in selecting the most appropriate prediction equation, especially in women. In general, otherwise healthy obese are not grossly deconditioned as is commonly believed, although CRF may be slightly higher in nonobese subjects depending on the uniqueness of the prediction equation.
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U2 - 10.1378/chest.11-1147
DO - 10.1378/chest.11-1147
M3 - Article
C2 - 21940772
AN - SCOPUS:84859514335
SN - 0012-3692
VL - 141
SP - 1031
EP - 1039
JO - CHEST
JF - CHEST
IS - 4
ER -