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Aerobic Capacity Reference Data in 3816 Healthy Men and Women 20–90 Years
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PURPOSE: To provide a large reference material on aerobic fitness and exercise physiology data in a healthy population of Norwegian men and women aged 20-90 years. METHODS: Maximal and sub maximal levels of VO2, heart rate, oxygen pulse, and rating of perceived exertion (Borg scale: 6-20) were measured in 1929 men and 1881 women during treadmill running. RESULTS: The highest VO2max and maximal heart rate among men and women were observed in the youngest age group (20-29 years) and was 54.4±8.4 mL·kg(-1)·min(-1) and 43.0±7.7 mL·kg(-1)·min(-1) (sex differences, p<0.001) and 196±10 beats·min(-1) and 194±9 beats·min(-1) (sex differences, p<0.05), respectively, with a subsequent reduction of approximately 3.5 mL·kg(-1)·min(-1) and 6 beats·min(-1) per decade. The highest oxygen pulses were observed in the 3 youngest age groups (20-29 years, 30-39 years, 40-49 years) among men and women; 22.3 mL·beat(-1)±3.6 and 14.7 mL·beat(-1)±2.7 (sex differences, p<0.001), respectively, with no significant difference between these age groups. After the age of 50 we observed an 8% reduction per decade among both sexes. Borg scores appear to give a good estimate of the relative exercise intensity, although observing a slightly different relationship than reported in previous reference material from small populations. CONCLUSION: This is the largest European reference material of objectively measured parameters of aerobic fitness and exercise-physiology in healthy men and women aged 20-90 years, forming the basis for an easily accessible, valid and understandable tool for improved training prescription in healthy men and women.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Loe, H., Rognmo, Ø., Saltin, B., & Wisløff, U.
- Affiliations
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Corresponding author
- Wisløff, Ulrik
- ORCID
- Wisløff, Ulrik
- Venue
- PLoS ONE
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Published
- 2013-05-15
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- e64319
- ISSN
- 1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3654926
- OpenAlex
- W2024550820
- Cited by
- 216
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 31.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Update notices
- correction (2013-11-07)
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- PLoS ONE (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Foundation for Cardiovascular Research
- Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet
- Helse Midt-Norge
- Norges Forskningsråd
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Keywords
- cardiorespiratory fitness, VO2max, sex differences, heart rate, oxygen pulse, rating of perceived exertion, Borg scale, treadmill running, exercise physiology, healthy adults, training prescription, reference values
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity, Oxygen Consumption, Exercise, Young Adult
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