Spurr G B, Reina J C
Department of Physiology, Medical Collage of Wisconsin, Milwakee, WI 53226.
Research Service, Zablocki, VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI 53295.
Am J Hum Biol. 1989;1(1):11-19. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.1310010105.
Treadmill measurements of maximum oxygen intake were made in 218 boys and 136 girls 6-16 years of age who were classified as nutritionally normal or marginally malnourished. max (1· min )increased with age, was lower in the undernourished than in the normal, and was significantly lower in girls than in boys. The sex differences persisted when max was expressed in terms of body weight and lean body mass, indicating that differences in physical activity between sexes may be the cause. The lower values of absolute max have implications for the productive ability of these children in heavy physical work when they are adults. When expressed in terms of body weight there are no major differences between Colombian and European children in the magnitude of their max values.
对218名6至16岁的男孩和136名女孩进行了跑步机最大摄氧量测量，这些孩子被分为营养正常或轻度营养不良。最大摄氧量（毫升/分钟）随年龄增长而增加，营养不良儿童低于正常儿童，且女孩显著低于男孩。当以体重和去脂体重表示最大摄氧量时，性别差异依然存在，这表明性别之间身体活动的差异可能是原因所在。绝对最大摄氧量较低意味着这些孩子成年后从事重体力劳动时的生产能力较低。以体重表示时，哥伦比亚儿童和欧洲儿童的最大摄氧量数值大小没有重大差异。
