Maximal aerobic capacity and its relationship with physical growth in Chinese children.
Maximal aerobic capacity and its relationship to physical growth in 463 Chinese children and adolescents aged 10-19 is reported. Results show that VO2max, VO2max/height and VO2max/HRmax positively relate to measures of physical growth such as height, weight and lean body mass (LBM). Correlation of VO2max/weight with physical growth variables is high and positive in boys and low and negative in girls. The sample is divided to two groups on each variable: well-developed and relatively poorly-developed according to height, weight and LBM. SDS values of VO2max, VO2max/height and VO2max/HRmax are higher in the first group than in the second group. In contrast, SDS values of VO2max/weight and VO2max/LBM are greater in second group. The similarity of results between SDS values with correlation analysis suggest that weight and LBM are probably the decisive factors that influence VO2max.
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Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, Beijing Medical University, P. R. China.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002681:China; D006128:Growth; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D010101:Oxygen Consumption