title: Peak oxygen uptake of 12-18-year-old boys living in a densely populated urban environment.
abstract: The purposes of this study were to provide data on the peak VO2 of 12-18-year-old boys from Hong Kong, a densely populated urban environment; to compare these data with those for other similarly aged populations; and to examine the correlations between peak VO2 and various anthropometric parameters of this group. A stratified, random sample of 86 ethnic Chinese boys had their peak VO2 determined using an on-line gas analysis system during incremental, treadmill running. The mean peak VO2 of the boys was 2.7 SD 0.44 l.min-1 or, when expressed in relation to body mass, 52.0 SD 5.8 ml.kg-1.min-1. Peak VO2 (l.min-1) was significantly correlated with body mass (r = 0.72, p < 0.001, age (r = 0.49, p < 0.001) and height (r = 0.71, p = 0.001). Peak VO2 (ml.kg-1.min-1) showed no correlation with age or height. These data suggest that this population group has peak VO2 values very similar to those observed in boys from most other population groups.
authors.affiliation: Nottingham Trent University, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bacon-Shone
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Tam
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Armstrong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001824:Body Constitution; D002648:Child; D005080:Exercise Test; D006339:Heart Rate; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010809:Physical Fitness; D014505:Urban Population