Peak Oxygen Uptake and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in 4631 Healthy Women and Men

Introduction: Many studies suggest that cardiorespiratory fitness, measured as peak oxygen uptake (V˙O2peak), may be the single best predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and premature cardiovascular mortality. However, current reference values are either estimates of oxygen uptake or come from small studies, mainly of men. Therefore, the aims of this study were to directly measure V˙O2peak in healthy adult men and women and to assess the...