Journal article
Predicted maximal aerobic power in youth is related to age, gender, and ethnicity
Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine the effects of age, gender, and ethnicity on the predicted aerobic power of youth as they age from 8 to 16 yr.
METHODS: The sample was a multicohort group of 2540 African Americans (N = 543) and Caucasians (N = 1997), 1279 (50.4%) girls and 1261 (49.6%) boys. Heights, weights, and sum of skin folds (triceps + subscapular) were measured. Aerobic power ((p)VO(2max)), expressed in relative (mL x kg(-1) x min(-1)) or absolute …
Authors
MCMURRAY RG; HARRELL JS; BRADLEY CB; DENG S; BANGDIWALA SI
Journal
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 145–151
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
January 2002
DOI
10.1097/00005768-200201000-00022
ISSN
0195-9131