ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2020
Estimating cardiorespiratory fitness from heart rates both during and after stepping exercise: a validated simple and safe procedure for step tests at worksites.
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- Universal representation learning for multivariate time series using the instance-level and cluster-level supervised contrastive learning.Data mining and knowledge discovery · 2024Article
- Feasibility of predicting maximal oxygen uptake by using the efficiency factor in healthy men.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Interventions to Address Cardiovascular Risk in Obese Patients: Many Hands Make Light Work.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2023Review
- Estimation methods to detect changes in cardiorespiratory fitness due to exercise training and subsequent detraining.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Article
- Improved VOJournal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2022Article
- The Determination of Step Frequency in 3-min Incremental Step-in-Place Tests for Predicting Maximal Oxygen Uptake from Heart Rate Response in Taiwanese Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Contribution of Body Mass Index Stratification for the Prediction of Maximal Oxygen Uptake.International journal of medical sciences · 2022Article
- Association of cardiorespiratory fitness with the risk factors of cardiovascular disease: Evaluation using the Japan step test from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.Journal of occupational health · 2022Article
- Development and Validation of 3 Min Incremental Step-In-Place Test for Predicting Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Home Settings: A Submaximal Exercise Study to Assess Cardiorespiratory Fitness.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeStep test protocols are typically based on the heart rate (HR) measured either during exercise or during recovery. This study developed a new step test protocol to estimate maximal oxygen consumption ([Formula: see text]) based on HRs measured during and after exercise, assessed the criterion validity of the model, and evaluated the protocol's test-retest reliability.
methodsThe protocol estimates [Formula: see text] from HR measurements made once a minute during 3 min of step exercise and 2 min of recovery. The model was derived using a group of 118 working adults and cross-validated using a second group of 74 working adults. Furthermore, [Formula: see text] was measured using a conventional treadmill test. While multiple regression analyses were used to develop prediction equations for [Formula: see text], intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were used to examine test-retest reliability.
resultsHRs during and after exercise significantly correlated with the measured [Formula: see text]. The highest correlation (r = - 0.61) was for an HR index that combined values of HRs during and after exercise. A model including age, sex, body mass index, and the HR index accounted for 60% of the variance in measured [Formula: see text] (standard error of the estimate, 4.05 mL kg
conclusionThe HR index, based on a combination of HR measurements during and after stepping exercise, offers a validated [Formula: see text] estimation procedure suitable for use in the workplace.
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