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| Title |
Long Maximal Incremental Tests Accurately Assess Aerobic Fitness in Class II and III Obese Men
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2015
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0124180 |
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| Authors |
Stefano Lanzi, Franco Codecasa, Mauro Cornacchia, Sabrina Maestrini, Paolo Capodaglio, Amelia Brunani, Paolo Fanari, Alberto Salvadori, Davide Malatesta |
| Abstract |
This study aimed to compare two different maximal incremental tests with different time durations [a maximal incremental ramp test with a short time duration (8-12 min) (STest) and a maximal incremental test with a longer time duration (20-25 min) (LTest)] to investigate whether an LTest accurately assesses aerobic fitness in class II and III obese men. Twenty obese men (BMI≥35 kg.m-2) without secondary pathologies (mean±SE; 36.7±1.9 yr; 41.8±0.7 kg*m-2) completed an STest (warm-up: 40 W; increment: 20 W*min-1) and an LTest [warm-up: 20% of the peak power output (PPO) reached during the STest; increment: 10% PPO every 5 min until 70% PPO was reached or until the respiratory exchange ratio reached 1.0, followed by 15 W.min-1 until exhaustion] on a cycle-ergometer to assess the peak oxygen uptake [Formula: see text] and peak heart rate (HRpeak) of each test. There were no significant differences in [Formula: see text] (STest: 3.1±0.1 L*min-1; LTest: 3.0±0.1 L*min-1) and HRpeak (STest: 174±4 bpm; LTest: 173±4 bpm) between the two tests. Bland-Altman plot analyses showed good agreement and Pearson product-moment and intra-class correlation coefficients showed a strong correlation between [Formula: see text] (r=0.81 for both; p≤0.001) and HRpeak (r=0.95 for both; p≤0.001) during both tests. [Formula: see text] and HRpeak assessments were not compromised by test duration in class II and III obese men. Therefore, we suggest that the LTest is a feasible test that accurately assesses aerobic fitness and may allow for the exercise intensity prescription and individualization that will lead to improved therapeutic approaches in treating obesity and severe obesity. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 4 | 57% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 14% |
| Slovenia | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 1 | 14% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 71% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
| Scientists | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 47 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 15% |
| Lecturer | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 6% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 15 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sports and Recreations | 14 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 4% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 19 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 October 2017.
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