Cardiorespiratory fitness assessment among firefighters: Is the non-exercise estimate accurate?

BACKGROUND: Minimum cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has been recommended for firefighters due to job requirements. Thus, it is important to identify accurate and readily available methods to assess CRF in this population. Non-exercise CRF estimates (NEx-CRF) have been proposed but this approach requ...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Work (Reading, Mass.) Mass.), 2020-01, Vol.67 (1), p.173-183
Hauptverfasser:	Segedi, Leonardo Correa, Saint-Martin, Daniel Rodrigues Ferreira, da Cruz, Carlos Janssen Gomes, Von Koenig Soares, Edgard M. K., do Nascimento, Nayara Lima, da Silva, Lorrany Lima, Nogueira, Rosenkranz Maciel, Korre, Maria, Smith, Denise L., Kales, Stefanos. N., Molina, Guilherme E., Porto, Luiz Guilherme Grossi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cardiorespiratory fitness Careers Evaluation Firefighters Life Sciences & Biomedicine Men Physical fitness Physical training Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Science & Technology
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Zusammenfassung:	BACKGROUND: Minimum cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) has been recommended for firefighters due to job requirements. Thus, it is important to identify accurate and readily available methods to assess CRF in this population. Non-exercise CRF estimates (NEx-CRF) have been proposed but this approach requires validation in this population. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy of a NEx-CRF, as compared to a field maximum exercise test, among career military firefighters of both genders using a comprehensive agreement analysis. METHODS: We evaluated the accuracy of a NEx-CRF estimate compared to the Cooper 12 min running test among 702 males and 106 female firefighters. RESULTS: Cooper and NEx-CRF tests yielded similar CRF in both genders (differences
ISSN:	1051-9815 1875-9270
DOI:	10.3233/WOR-203263