Peak oxygen uptake cut‐points to identify children at increased cardiometabolic risk – The PANIC Study

We aimed to develop cut-points for directly measured peak oxygen uptake ( V˙O2peak ) to identify boys and girls at increased cardiometabolic risk using different scaling methods to control for body size and composition. Altogether 352 children (186 boys, 166 girls) aged 9-11 years were included in the analyses. We measured V̇O2peak directly during a maximal cycle ergometer exercise test and lean body mass (LM) by bioelectrical impedance. We...