Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
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©Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2004) 03, 254 - 260

Research article
Comparison of VO2Peak during Treadmill and Cycle Ergometry in Severely Overweight Youth
Mark Loftin1, , Melinda Sothern2, Barbara Warren1, John Udall3
Author Information
1 Department of Human Performance and Health Promotion, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA
2 School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
3 Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA

Mark Loftin
✉ Dept. of Human Performance and Health Promotion, University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA 70148, USA
Email: jloftin@uno.edu
Publish Date
Received: 21-07-2004
Accepted: 22-11-2004
Published (online): 01-12-2004
 
 
ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to compare peak cardiorespiratory parameters during treadmill and cycle ergometry in severely overweight youth. Twenty-one participants from the Committed to Kids Pediatric Weight Management program at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center volunteered. Participants completed peak treadmill and cycle ergometer tests on separate days. In order to examine reliability, six subjects completed a second treadmill test and seven subjects a second cycle test. Physical characteristics included the following: Age (yrs) 12.5 ± 2.8; Body weight (BW) (kg) 78.5 ± 27.0, Height (m) 1.56 ± 0.13; and % fat 42.8 ± 7.5. No statistical significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) were found between treadmill and cycle peak tests. Treadmill VO2 peak (l·min-1) averaged 1.57 ± 0.40 and cycle 1.46 ± 0.30 and VO2 peak relative to BW 21.5 ± 4.1 and 20.3 ± 5.5 for treadmill and cycle ergometry, respectively. Therefore treadmill values were 7.0% and 5.6% higher than cycle values. In normal weight or children and adolescents at risk for overweight, treadmill values typically average from 7 to 12% higher than cycle values. Reliability of VO2 peak as indicated by intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.70 to 0.96 for a single or repeated tests. Intra individual variability averaged 0.5% for VO2 peak (l·min-1) during treadmill ergometry and 5.7% for cycle ergometry. Also, standard errors of measurement were low (40 to 90 ml min or 1.0 to 1.7 ml.kg-1. min-1) for the peak treadmill or cycle tests. In summary, our data suggest that both treadmill and cycle ergometry provide reliable methods for determining VO2 peak in overweight youth.

Key words: VOpeak, severely overweight youth, treadmill, cycle ergometry


           Key Points
  • Treadmill peak VO higher than cycle ergometry in severely overweight youth.
  • VOpeak test-retest or single trial reliability high in both treadmill and cycle VO peak.
  • Standard errors of measure low for both treadmill and cycle VOpeak.
 
 
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