PREDICTION OF CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS IN THE BRAZILIAN POPULATION AGED 20 TO 59 YEARS: A NON-EXERCISE MODEL APPROACH WITH SELF-REPORTED VARIABLES - (2021)
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Geraldo Maranhao Neto, Rodrigo Pedreiro, Aldair Oliveira, Sergio Machado, Lucas Vieira, Silvio Marques Neto, Antonio Ponce Leon
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ABSTRACT Unlike other more common health-related variables, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is not frequently measured in the general population. This omission characterizes a loss of relevant information. Thus, the objectives of the present study were: a) to characterize the CRF of the Brazilian population aged 20 to 59 years and to develop normative values using a non-exercise equation for predicting maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), and b) to verify the association between lower levels of CRF and the prevalence of chronic diseases. A total of 32,531 individuals from the National Health Survey (NHS-IBGE-2013) composed the sample. Only self-reported variables were included in the equation of Wier et al. (2006): sex, age, physical activity level, and body mass index. The mean predicted VO2max was 44.6, 39.3, 34.8 and 30.6 ml/kg/min for men, and 34.5, 29.6, 25.4 and 21.1 ml/kg/min for women aged 20-29, 30-39, 40-49 and 50-59 years, respectively. The 20th and 80th percentiles were established as the extremes (very low and very high CRF). Participants with low fitness had a 33% higher chance of cardiovascular disease, an 89% higher chance of diabetes mellitus, and a 67% higher chance of hypertension, regardless of sex, age and presence of obesity, which seem to corroborate the quality of the equation.
Keywords: Physical Fitness, Reference Values, Exercise, Risk Factors
Idioma: English
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