Table 2.
Correlation between the estimated VO2max and various compounding factors of CRF. Difference in the estimated VO2max among smokers vs. nonsmokers and diabetes vs. nondiabetes.
| Age | BW | Ht | BMI | WC | Sum of SF | BF | TL | LLL | TC | PA | DD | Smoking | |
| Estimated VO2max | −0.352 p < 0.05 | −0.910 p < 0.01 | −0.310 p < 0.05 | −0.897 p < 0.01 | −0.607 p < 0.01 | −0.549 p < 0.01 | −0.496 p < 0.01 | − 0.316 p < 0.05 | −0.276 p < 0.05 | −0.327 p < 0.05 | 0.478 p < 0.01 | −0.406 p < 0.01 | −0.514 p < 0.05 |
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| SBP | DBP | FVC | FEV1 | (FEV1/FVC) | Pretest heart rate (HR 1) | Post-test heart rate (HR 2) | Post-test heart rate (HR 3) | Smokers Mean ± SD | Nonsmokers Mean ± SD | Diabetes Mean ± SD | Non-diabetes Mean ± SD | ||
| Estimated VO2max | −0.307 p < 0.05 | −0.324 p < 0.05 | 0.523 p < 0.01 | 0.559 p < 0.01 | 0.597 p < 0.01 | −0.343 p < 0.05 | −0.315 p < 0.05 | −0.330 p < 0.05 | 37.76 ± 5.94 | 45.29 ± 6.62 | 37.69 ± 5.96 | 44.29 ± 6.99 | |
| T = 4.14, p < 0.01 | T = 3.21, p < 0.01 | ||||||||||||
VO2max: maximal oxygen consumption; BW: body weight; Ht: height; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; SF: skinfolds; BF: body fat percentage; TL: thigh length; LLL: lower-limb length; TC: thigh circumference; PA: physical activity; DD: diabetes duration; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FVC: forced vital capacity; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 second; HR: heart rate.