title: Prediction of maximal aerobic power from a submaximal exercise test performed by paraplegics on a wheelchair ergometer.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to verify the basic principles underlying the prediction of VO2 peak from a submaximal exercise test performed by paraplegics on a wheelchair ergometer and thus to propose regression equations of VO2 peak prediction. Forty-six paraplegic subjects (mean age = 33.2 +/- 8.7 years) with a traumatic lesion (T1-L3) performed a graded exercise test on a wheelchair ergometer until exhaustion. The test started with an initial workload of 0 watts, with an increment of 6 watts per 2 minutes. Measurements included power output (W), heart rate (HR) and oxygen consumption (VO2) throughout the test. Linear relationships were observed between VO2 and W (VO2 = 0.79 + 0.02 W, r = 0.80, SEE = 0.22 l min-1) as well as between %VO2 max and % maximal heart rate (% VO2 max = 8.7 + 0.83 %HR, r = 0.83 SEE = 10.5%). Combination of the two equations for estimating VO2 peak led to a linear relationship between the estimated and measured VO2 peak. Nonetheless, the strength and accuracy of the prediction were low (r = 0.49, SEE = 0.29 l min-1). Participation in aerobic exercise, body mass and lean body mass, introduced as correction factors in the regression equation, significantly improved the strength and the accuracy of the prediction (r = 0.85, SEE = 0.29 l min-1).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Adapted Physical Activity Evaluation Laboratory, Centre François-Charon, Quebec City, Canada.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paré
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Noreau
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000332:Aerobiosis; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014910:Wheelchairs