Nordin N A M Mohd and Ruby Husain and A. A H Karim and Osman Ali (2010) Non-exercise cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) predictive equation for Malaysian women. Journal of Exercise Physiology Online, 13 (4). pp. 1-16. ISSN 1097-9751
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to develop a predictive equation to estimate CRF from non-exercise parameters in Malaysian women. Available equations are based on Caucasian subjects and may not apply to local women. A total of 158 healthy women aged between 20-64 years were randomly divided into test group (80% of total; n=125) and cross-validation group (20% of total; n=33). Based on the reported inter-relationship between CRF, sociodemography, biophysical, lifestyle and health; data were obtained by interviewer-facilitated questionnaire. CRF measured as VO2peak was extrapolated from the value achieved at 85% maximal heart rate (220-age) while doing an exercise test based on the modified Bruce Protocol. The extrapolated VO2peak obtained from the submaximal test was validated against a maximal test (n=46) which achieved a moderately strong correlation of R=0.76; SEE=4.59. The test group was used to develop a model using stepwise multiple regression procedures. The predicted VO2peak = [(age (yrs) X -0.175) + (height (m) X 28.119) + (ethnicity (0= non-Malay, 1=Malay) X -4.545) + (waist (cm) X -0.154) + 6.858]. The correlation was R= 0.75; SEE = 3.74; p= 0.001. Cross-validation procedures revealed that R= 0.69; SEE= 4.50; p= 0.001. The prediction model indicates that women who are younger, taller, have smaller waist and from the Chinese ethnic group had higher CRF.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword: | Aerobic fitness, Age, Asian women, Height, Waist |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA1-1270 Public aspects of medicine > RA421-790.95 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine > RA773-788 Personal health and hygiene Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene |
| Department: | SCHOOL > School of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | ADMIN ADMIN |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Mar 2011 11:02 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2017 14:45 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/1977 |
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