Comparison of Predicted Exercise Capacity Equations and the Effect of Actual versus Ideal Body Weight among Subjects Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing.

Conclusion. Our retrospective analysis confirmed the wide variations in predicted versus measured VO2 max based on varying prediction equations and showed the potential advantage of using ideal body weight as opposed to actual body weight in order to further standardize reference norms. PMID: 23653881 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23653881?dopt=Abstract

Source: Cardiology Research and Practice - May 9, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ahmadian HR, Sclafani JJ, Emmons EE, Morris MJ, Leclerc KM, Slim AM Tags: Cardiol Res Pract Source Type: research

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