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SUBMITTER: Dougherty RJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5745283 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dougherty Ryan J RJ Lindheimer Jacob B JB Stegner Aaron J AJ Van Riper Stephanie S Okonkwo Ozioma C OC Cook Dane B DB
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 20180101 2
Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is routinely investigated in older adults; however, the most appropriate CRF measure to use for this population has received inadequate attention. This study aimed to 1) evaluate the reliability and validity of the oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES) as a sub-maximal measurement of CRF; 2) examine demographic, risk-factor, and exercise testing differences in older adults who satisfied standardized criteria for a peak oxygen consumption (V̇O2peak) test compared t ...[more]