Marco Vecchiato, Andrea Aghi, Raffaele Nerini, Nicola Borasio, Andrea Gasperetti, Giulia Quinto, Francesca Battista, Silvia Bettini, Angelo Di Vincenzo, Andrea Ermolao, Luca Busetto, Daniel Neunhaeuserer
PURPOSE: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a critical marker of overall health and a key predictor of morbidity and mortality, but the existing prediction equations for CRF are primarily derived from general populations and may not be suitable for patients with obesity. METHODS: Predicted CRF from different non-exercise prediction equations was compared with measured CRF of patients with obesity who underwent maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET). Multiple linear regression was used to develop a population-specific non-exercise CRF prediction model for treadmill exercise including age, sex, weight, height and physical activity level as determinants...
May 15, 2024: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise