Muscle strength and aerobic power--a study of lower-limb disabled males.
The relationship between arm strength and aerobic power (VO2 peak) was examined in 35 lower-limb disabled males. Equations related predicted VO2 peak to simple measurements of isokinetic and/or static strength. Covariance analysis (ANCOVA) showed that after allowance for level of habitual activity and lesion level there was a highly significant relationship between VO2 peak and simple strength measurements (greater for isokinetic than for static data). The findings suggest that in the wheelchair-bound the extent to which arm strength is developed has more impact upon cardiovascular performance than does the anatomical level of the lesion.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001132:Arm / Q000502:physiology; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000503:physiopathology; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000503:physiopathology; D014910:Wheelchairs