Pediatric Exercise Science · 1993 · 118 citations · 0 references
EducationKinesiologyPhysiologyExercise PhysiologyExercise TestingPhysical ActivityAerobic Capacity AssessmentAthletic PerformanceFitness AssessmentPhysical Activity AssessmentPhysical FitnessPhysical Performance AssessmentFitness Assessment In ChildrenMultiple RegressionPreliminary InvestigationShuttle Run TestSubjectsYouth Fitness Assessment
The purpose of the present study was to determine the validity of the 20-meter multistage shuttle run (MSR) for predicting peak VO 2 in Hong Kong Chinese students, ages 12–17 years. Fifty-five subjects, 27 boys and 28 girls, performed the MSR in the school environment and had peak VO 2 determined in the laboratory. A correlation of 0.72 ( p <0.001) was found between peak VO 2 and predicted peak VO 2 using an equation previously developed with Canadian children (6). However, maximal shuttle run speed alone was a better predictor in this group ( r =0.74, SEE =4.6 ml · kg −1 ·min −1 , p <.001). Multiple-regression analysis (best-subsets) was performed and the best predictor variables were maximal speed and sex with either triceps skinfold or weight. For practical application in the school setting, the equation peak VO 2 = 24.2 − 5.0(sex) − 0.8(age) + 3.4(maximal speed) ( r =0.82, SEE =4.0), where for sex, male = 0 and female = 1, is suggested.