Table 1. Relations for the prediction of MWC (W/kg) as a function of age according to MWC = b – a × A, reported in 7 significant studies in the last 40 yr.
| Study | Characteristics | Men | Precision | Women | Precision | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | a | b | a | ||||
| Bugajska et al.12) | — | 21.40 | 0.18 | SD=3.7 | 19.50 | 0.18 | SD=3.1 |
| Fitzgerald et al.13) | Active | — | — | — | 18.80 | 0.15 | — |
| Sedentary | — | — | — | 15.25 | 0.12 | — | |
| Tanaka et al.14) | Sedentary | — | — | — | 19.50 | 0.20 | R=0.8 |
| Dehn and Bruce15) | Sedentary | 17.38 | 0.097 | — | — | — | — |
| Active | 19.69 | 0.14 | — | — | — | — | |
| Wilson and Tanaka16) | Sedentary | 18.86 | 0.14 | — | — | — | — |
| Active | 21.37 | 0.14 | — | — | — | — | |
| Gillet Y.8) | — | 18.00 | 0.10 | — | 14.50 | 0.10 | — |
| Mean values | 19.45 | 0.133 | 17.51 | 0.15 | |||