1. New Data-based Cutoffs for Maximal Exercise Criteria across the Lifespan
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Jonathan R. Wagner, Timo Hinrichs, Lukas Streese, Max Niemeyer, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Henner Hanssen, Jonathan Myers, Raphael Knaier, and Denis Infanger
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Adult ,Male ,Longevity ,Physical Exertion ,Population ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,Oxygen Consumption ,0302 clinical medicine ,Heart Rate ,Heart rate ,Humans ,Cutoff ,Medicine ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Lactic Acid ,Exertion ,Exercise physiology ,Young adult ,education ,Exercise ,Respiratory exchange ratio ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,education.field_of_study ,Pulmonary Gas Exchange ,business.industry ,Age Factors ,030229 sport sciences ,Middle Aged ,Confidence interval ,Exercise Test ,Female ,Perception ,business ,Demography - Abstract
Purpose To determine age-dependent cutoff values for secondary exhaustion criteria for a general population free of exercise limiting chronic conditions; to describe the percentage of participants reaching commonly used exhaustion criteria during a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET); and to analyze their oxygen uptake at the respective criteria to quantify the impact of a given criterion on the respective oxygen uptake (V˙O2) values. Methods Data from the COmPLETE-Health Study were analyzed involving participants from 20 to 91 yr of age. All underwent a CPET to maximal voluntary exertion using a cycle ergometer. To determine new exhaustion criteria, based on maximal respiratory exchange ratio (RERmax) and age-predicted maximal HR (APMHR), one-sided lower tolerance intervals for the tests confirming V˙O2 plateau status were calculated using a confidence level of 95% and a coverage of 90%. Results A total of 274 men and 252 women participated in the study. Participants were nearly equally distributed across age decades from 20 to >80 yr. A V˙O2 plateau was present in 32%. There were only minor differences in secondary exhaustion criteria between participants exhibiting a V˙O2 plateau and participants not showing a V˙O2 plateau. New exhaustion criteria according to the tolerance intervals for the age group of 20 to 39 yr were: RERmax ≥ 1.13, APMHR210 - age ≥ 96%, and APMHR208 × 0.7 age ≥ 93%; for the age group of 40 to 59 yr: RERmax ≥ 1.10, APMHR210 - age ≥ 99%, and APMHR208 × 0.7 age ≥ 92%; and, for the age group of 60 to 69 yr: RERmax ≥ 1.06, APMHR210 - age ≥ 99%, and APMHR208 × 0.7 age ≥ 89%. Conclusions The proposed cutoff values for secondary criteria reduce the risk of underestimating V˙O2max. Lower values would increase false-positive results, assuming participants are exhausted although, in fact, they are not.
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- 2020