Queena??s College Step Test Predicted VO2Max: The Effect of Stature

摘要

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the relation between stature and maximal oxygen uptake (VO2Max). Fifty four active female university students with (Mean ± SD, ages: 23.22±1.93 yr, height: 162.13±8.59 cm, weight: 57.97±8.59 kg, body mass index (BMI): 22.03 ± 2.24 kg/m², fat free mass (FFM): 43.75 ± 5.97 kg, body fat percent (BF%): 24.24 ± 4.70), were assessed applying Queen’s College step test (QCT) and Cycle ergo meter test (CET). They were divided into three groups including short (153.22±3.11cm), medium (161.27±1.77cm) and high (171.91±3.17cm) stature. The results indicated that VO2Max values measured by QCT and CET were significant different (P≤0.05). However, the differences between the VO2Max values which were directly measured by CET and indirectly predicted by QCT within each three groups were statistically insignificant (P0.05). Within each three groups QCT measured VO2Max values were higher than the VO2Max values measured by CET. In addition, there was no significant statistical correlation between stature and VO2Max values in all the participants (P0.05). It was concluded that, there was no relation between stature and maximal oxygen uptake (VO2Max) measured by two different tests.