title: Predictors of VO2Peak in children age 6- to 7-years-old.
abstract: This study investigated the predictors of aerobic fitness (VO2PEAK) in young children on a population-base. Participants were 436 children (229 boys and 207 girls) aged 6.7 ± 0.4 yrs. VO2PEAK was measured during a maximal treadmill exercise test. Physical activity was assessed by accelerometers. Total body fat and total fat free mass were estimated from skinfold measurements. Regression analyses indicated that significant predictors for VO2PEAK per kilogram body mass were total body fat, maximal heart rate, sex, and age. Physical activity explained an additional 4-7%. Further analyses showed the main contributing factors for absolute values of VO2PEAK were fat free mass, maximal heart rate, sex, and age. Physical activity explained an additional 3-6%.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Clinical Physiology, Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden.
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dencker
authors.forename: Bianca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hermansen
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bugge
authors.forename: Karsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Froberg
authors.forename: Lars B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Andersen
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration; D056044:Actigraphy; D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D013223:Statistics as Topic