title: Validation of cardiovascular fitness field tests in children with mental retardation.
abstract: The validity of the 600-yard walk/run, the 20-m shuttle run, and a modified 16-m shuttle run was determined to measure aerobic capacity (VO2peak) in children with mild and moderate mental retardation. Practice sessions for all tests were conducted. All field tests were very reliable, and VO2peak was significantly related to them all. A stepwise multiple regression showed that field test performance, body mass index (BMI), and gender, but not age, were also significant predictors of VO2peak. All field tests were valid and reliable indicators of aerobic capacity, suggesting that these tests can be used to predict VO2max in children with mild and moderate mental retardation.
authors.affiliation: George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fernhall
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Pitetti
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Vukovich
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stubbs
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hensen
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Winnick
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Short
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results