Peak oxygen uptake of 12-18-year-old boys living in a densely populated urban environment Barnett, Anthony, Bacon-Shone, J., Tam, K. H., Leung, M. and Armstrong, N. 1995, Peak oxygen uptake of 12-18-year-old boys living in a densely populated urban environment, Annals of human biology, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 525-532. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Peak oxygen uptake of 12-18-year-old boys living in a densely populated urban environment Author(s) Barnett, Anthony Bacon-Shone, J. Tam, K. H. Leung, M. Armstrong, N. Journal name Annals of human biology Volume number 22 Issue number 6 Start page 525 End page 532 Total pages 8 Publisher Informa Healthcare Place of publication London, England Publication date 1995-11 ISSN 0301-4460 1464-5033 Keyword(s) adolescents oxygen consumption body constitution urban population physical fitness Summary The purposes of this study were to provide data on the peak Vo 2 of 12-18-year-old boys from Hong Kong, a densely populated urban environment; to compare these data with those for other similarly aged populations; and to examine the correlations between peak Vo 2 and various anthropometric parameters of this group. A stratified, random sample of 86 ethnic Chinese boys had their peak Vo 2 determined using an on-line gas analysis system during incremental, treadmill running. The mean peak 17o2 of the boys was 2.7 SD 0.44 1- rain - 1 or, when expressed in relation to body mass, 52.0 SD 5-8 ml- kg- 1. min - 1. Peak Vo 2 (1. min - 1) was significantly correlated with body mass (r = 0.72, p < 0.001, age (r = 0.49, p < 0.001) and height (r = 0.71, p = 0-001). Peak Vo 2 (ml 'kg- 1. min- 1) showed no correlation with age or height. These data suggest that this population group has peak Vo 2 values very similar to those observed in boys from most other population groups. Language eng Field of Research 110602 Exercise Physiology Socio Economic Objective 929999 Health not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©1995, Informa Healthcare Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30058731 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 03 Dec 2013, 13:14:28 EST Wed, 04 Dec 2013, 07:49:31 EST Wed, 04 Dec 2013, 14:07:10 EST Wed, 04 Dec 2013, 14:16:56 EST Wed, 04 Dec 2013, 14:26:33 EST Wed, 04 Dec 2013, 14:27:33 EST Wed, 04 Dec 2013, 15:00:16 EST Wed, 04 Dec 2013, 15:01:35 EST Tue, 17 Dec 2013, 09:07:43 EST Wed, 02 Jul 2014, 16:47:22 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 9 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 198 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 03 Dec 2013, 13:14:14 EST by Anthony Barnett