Habitual physical activity and peak oxygen uptake in youth
| Citation | Participants | Physical activity measures | Mode of exercise | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seliger et al82 | 11 boys; aged 12 years Czechoslovakia | 1 day heart rate monitoring; questionnaire interview | Cycle ergometer | No significant relationships |
| Saris83 | Approx 400 girls, 400 boys; aged 6–10 years The Netherlands | 1 day heart rate monitoring; questionnaire | Treadmill | No significant relationship between peak VO2 in any of the age groups when TDEE was used as an index for daily physical activity |
| Andersen et al84 | 21 girls, 27 boys; aged 13–18 years The Netherlands | 1 day accelerometry; questionnaire | Cycle ergometer | No significant relationships |
| Sunnegardh and Bratteby85 | 49 girls, 52 boys; aged 8–13 years Sweden | 1 day accelerometry; questionnaire | Cycle ergometer | No significant relationships between accelerometry data and peak VO2. Significant relationship between questionnaire data and peak VO2 in 8-year-old boys and 13-year-old boys and girls |
| Armstrong et al109 | 111 girls, 85 boys; aged 11–16 years England | 3 day heart rate monitoring | Cycle ergometer or treadmill | No significant relationships. Non-significant correlation coefficients ranged from r=0.01 to –0.26 |
| Armstrong et al110 | 43 girls, 86 boys; aged 10–11 years England | 3 day heart rate monitoring | Treadmill | No significant relationships. Non-significant correlation coefficients ranged from r=–0.15 to 0.09 |
| Armstrong et al111 | 63 girls, 60 boys; aged 12.2 years England | 3 day heart rate monitoring | Treadmill | No significant relationships. Non-significant correlation coefficients ranged from r=0.13 to 0.16 in boys and from r=–0.02 to 0.04 in girls |
| Ekelund et al112 | 40 girls, 42 boys; aged 14–15 years Sweden | 3 day heart rate monitoring | Treadmill | No significant relationships between MVPA and peak VO2. AEE significantly correlated with peak VO2 in both girls and boys but after controlling for body fat and maturity level the relationship in boys was non-significant |
| Eiberg et al113 | 309 boys, 283 girls; aged 6–7 years Denmark | 3 day accelerometry | Treadmill | Sustained periods of PA explained 9% of the variance in peak VO2 When children with the same peak VO2 were compared, boys were more active than girls, and in children with the same level of PA, boys were fitter |
| Dencker et al114 | 101 girls, 127 boys; aged 8-11 years Sweden | 3–4 day accelerometry | Cycle ergometer | MPA was not significantly correlated with peak VO2. VPA and MDPA were significantly but weakly (r=0.23 to 0.32) related to peak VO2. In a multiple forward regression analysis VPA and MDPA explained 10% of the variability in peak VO2 (VPA 9%, and MDPA 1%). |
AEE, activity-related energy expenditure; MDPA, mean daily physical activity; MPA, moderate physical activity; MVPA, moderate to vigorous physical activity; PA, physical activity; TDEE, total daily energy expenditure; VPA, vigorous physical activity.
Table adapted from Armstrong and Fawkner.115