Dicks Nathan D, Brin Halle N, Perumal Mohan D, Hutcheson Evan L, Kopp Samantha R, Walch Tanis J, Carper Michael J, Barry Allison M
From the Department of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND (Dr Dicks); Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS (Brin, Perumal, Hutcheson, Dr Kopp, Dr Carper); Department of Education, Health, and Behavior Studies, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (Dr Walch); School of Health and Consumer Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD (Dr Barry).
J Occup Environ Med. 2023 Jan 1;65(1):29-33. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002650. Epub 2022 Jul 21.
The aim of the study is to validate a customized V˙O 2max Graded Exercise Test (GXT) protocol specifically to accommodate firefighters with different cardiovascular fitness levels.
Career male firefighters (N = 15) completed 3 customized GXTs on a treadmill: 1 in athletic clothes and 2 in their bunker gear to determine maximal oxygen uptake (V˙O 2max ).
The on-duty task protocol was reliable, V˙O 2max values of 40.2 ± 4.6 mL·kg·min -1 and 40.3 ± 5.3 mL·kg·min -1 between trials yielded an interclass correlation of 0.911 with a typical error of 1.48 mL·kg·min -1 and a coefficient of variation of 4.0%. The validity analysis indicated consistent maximal V˙O 2 values for the GXTs yielding mean interclass correlation of 0.94 with typical error of 1.16 mL·kg·min -1 and a coefficient of variation of 2.9%.
The customized GXT for structural firefighters has shown to be a reliable, valid, and applicable method of testing cardiovascular fitness in firefighters.
本研究的目的是验证一种定制的最大摄氧量分级运动试验(GXT)方案,专门用于适应不同心血管健康水平的消防员。
职业男性消防员(N = 15)在跑步机上完成了3次定制的GXT:1次穿着运动服,2次穿着消防服,以确定最大摄氧量(V˙O2max)。
执勤任务方案可靠,两次试验之间的V˙O2max值分别为40.2±4.6 mL·kg·min-1和40.3±5.3 mL·kg·min-1,组间相关系数为0.911,典型误差为1.48 mL·kg·min-1,变异系数为4.0%。效度分析表明,GXT的最大V˙O2值一致,组间平均相关系数为0.94,典型误差为1.16 mL·kg·min-1,变异系数为2.9%。
为建筑消防员定制的GXT已被证明是一种可靠、有效且适用的测试消防员心血管健康的方法。