title: Fitness in a U.K. screening sample--a comparison with the Canadian population.
abstract: Fitness measurements were compared from approximately 12,000 men and 5,000 women attending the BUPA Health Screening Centre, London, with published Canadian levels. The mean (+/- SD) predicted VO2-max values in the BUPA group were 35.1 (+/- 9.2) and 30.0 (+/- 8.4) ml/kg/min for men and women aged 15-64 years, respectively. These compare with means of 44.1 and 34.3 in men and women of the same age in Canada. A comparison of flexibility measurements showed that in all age groups the BUPA subjects were less flexible than their Canadian counterparts, on average 28.7% and 25.1% lower for men and women, respectively. Comparison of grip strength showed BUPA values to be on average 8.1% lower in men and 9.5% lower in women than the Canadian levels. Analysis of variance showed that the fitness measurements reflect the recorded physical activity in the BUPA sample, and in particular the predicted VO2-max and flexibility exhibit linear relationships with age and exercise levels.
authors.affiliation: BUPA Medical Research and Development Ltd., London, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pearl
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hale
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007537:Isometric Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009098:Multiphasic Screening / Q000379:methods*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen