KMID : 0380820080300010073
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Korean Journal of Epidemiology 2008 Volume.30 No. 1 p.73 ~ p.81
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Correlation between YMCA step-test and maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max) as measurement tools for cardiorespiratory
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Lee On
Kim Sung-Soo Kim Yeon-Soo Son Hyun-Jin Kim Yu-Mi Choi Bo-Youl
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to determine that YMCA step-test is useful method of cardiovascular fitness field-test for large scale study of epidemiology. 57 adults participated in this study. They are recruited considering subject¡¯s clinic status and gender proportion. Cardiorespiratory fitness of each participant was determined by grade exercise testing(GXT) with gas analysis and YMCA step-test. There are at least more two days an interval between the tests. Data were analyzed with a statistics program, SPSS version 14.0, by applying Spearman correlation coefficient and independent t-test and Fisher¡¯s exact test with a statistical significant level of ¥á<.05. The results of this study were as followed. VO2max value exhibited significant correlation with YMCA step test scale(male : r=-.611, p=.001 ; female: r=-.656, p>.001). Our result is that validity of YMCA step-test is acceptable. YMCA step test is vary efficient as dimension of investigator¡¯s and subject¡¯s effort then the other field-test for assessment of cardiorespiratory. Therefore, Step test is useful for large scale study of epidemiology.
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KEYWORD
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YMCA step-test, VO2max, correlation
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