Scaling VO(2) peak in obese and non-obese girls
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Scaling VO(2) peak in obese and non-obese girls
Abstract
Objective: The conventional ratio method (milliliters O(2) per mass) typically is used to express VO(2) peak. The goal of the current study was to compare VO(2) peak of obese girls with normal-weight girls by ratio and allometric scaling methods.
Research methods and procedures: We compared VO(2) peak by ratio and allometric methods in 46 obese and 47 normal-weight girls. Indirect calorimetry was used to measure VO(2) peak during either treadmill running or walking. Regression analysis was used to determine coefficients for mass and stature for each group with ANOVA used to compare data between groups.
Results: The obese girls were taller and had higher values of body fatness (p < or = 0.05). Absolute VO(2) peak (liters per minute) was similar between groups; however VO(2) peak relative to mass was 50% lower (p < or = 0.05) in the obese girls. When VO(2) peak (milliliters per minute per kilogram) and mass were correlated, r = -0.48 was found in the obese group. Allometric scaling of logarithmic transformed stature and mass reduced this to r = -0.002, thus eliminating the bias associated with the ratio method. Adjusting VO(2) peak allometrically scaled for mass, stature, and the combination of mass and stature reduced the difference between groups from 50% (ratio method) to 10% to 11% (p < or = 0.05) with higher values found in the normal-weight girls.
Discussion: These results demonstrate the bias associated with the ratio method when comparing VO(2) peak in obese girls with VO(2) peak in normal-weight girls. Allometric scaling eliminated the bias and thus may reflect a truer comparative response.
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