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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Burn Care Res. 2015 Jul-Aug;36(4):513–519. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182a22915

Table 3.

Classification of VO2max values relative to three population normative datasets.

% TBSA Grafted Classification AHAa N (% of group) ACSMb mean ± SD (median) percentiles Aspenesc N in each quartile of VO2max

Below Norm Above Norm 0–25% 25–50% 50–75% 75–100%
20–35% 12 (92%) 1 (8%) 22 ± 21 (10th) 10 2 0 1
40–55% 7 (100%) 0 14 ± 5 (10 th) 7 0 0 0
>60% 3 (60%) 2 (40%) 44 ± 42 (20 th) 3 0 0 2

Mean±SD for all subjects 22 (88%) 3 (12%) 24 ± 25 (10th) 20 2 0 3
a

– From: Fletcher GF, Balady GJ, Amsterdam EA, et al. Exercise standards for testing and training: A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2001;104:1694–1740

b

– From: American College of Sports Medicine’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. 7th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2006.

c

– From: Aspenes ST, Nilsen TI, Skaug EA, et al. Peak oxygen uptake and cardiovascular risk factors in 4631 healthy women and men. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011;43:1465–1473.