Construct validation of a non-exercise measure of cardiorespiratory fitness in older adults

Bibliographic Data

ID15367451
AuthorsEmily L Mailey (0000-0001-7672-445X, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author), Siobhan M White (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Thomas R Wójcicki (0000-0001-6320-413X, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Amanda N Szabo‐Reed (0000-0002-4927-1501, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Amanda N Szabo, Arthur F Kramer (0000-0001-5870-2724, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Edward Mcauley (0000-0002-4574-3292, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Year2010
Volume10
Issue1
Pages59-59
Publication date2010-02-08
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-10-59
PMID20144197
PMCIDPMC2831835
OpenAlexW2060758737
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited18

This research provides preliminary evidence that a non-exercise estimate of CRF is at least as valid as field test estimates of CRF and represents a low-risk, low-cost, and expedient method for estimating fitness in older adults

Biostatistics · Body mass index · Cardiorespiratory fitness · Physical therapy · Regression analysis · Statistics · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology · Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research · Mathematics · Medicine · Physical Activity and Health · Epidemiology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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