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ArticlePloS one2013

Aerobic capacity reference data in 3816 healthy men and women 20-90 years.

Henrik Loe, Øivind Rognmo, Bengt Saltin, Ulrik Wisløff

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT05131217 (Effects of Acute Exercise Intensity on Cerebral Blood Flow and Cognitive Function in Older Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 94 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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94citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05131217 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Acute Exercise Intensity on Cerebral Blood Flow and Cognitive Function in Older Adults

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of VirginiaRan2022 to 2023Enrolled13ConditionsAging WellArmsAcute bout of Continuous Moderate Intensity Exercise, Acute bout of High Intensity Interval Training, Control
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

94 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 210 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Aerobic Training for Healthy Men and Women: Determining Intensities by Different Equations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

  • Erratum issued
5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Henrik LoeK.G. Jebsen Center of Exercise in Medicine at Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway.
Øivind Rognmo
Bengt Saltin
Ulrik Wisløff
Norwegian University of Science and Technology · NOCopenhagen University Hospital · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo 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.

methodsMaximal 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.

resultsThe 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.

conclusionThis 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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ExerciseAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHeart RateHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotor ActivityOxygen ConsumptionYoung Adult

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